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#4E8DEB closest to Olympic Blue

#4E8DEB is a medium, vivid blue; the closest named color is Olympic Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 55.3% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(78, 141, 235)). Its HSL value is 216° hue, 80% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 67% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #4E8DEB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.33:1.

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Variations of #4E8DEB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#4E8DEB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#4E8DEB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E8DEB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #4A86E9
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6295EF
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5C92ED
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #4A86E9
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #4D8AEA
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A3B1
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #2A96D3
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8D8D8D
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #818DAB

#4E8DEB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.32:1 Poor#4E8DEB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.33:1 Good#4E8DEB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4E8DEB in CSS

/* Olympic Blue */
.color { color: #4E8DEB; }
.background { background-color: #4E8DEB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E8DEB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 141 235);
color: hsl(216 80% 61%);
color: oklch(0.646 0.156 258.3);

#4E8DEB FAQ

What color is #4E8DEB?

#4E8DEB is a medium, vivid blue. Its closest named color is Olympic Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E8DEB?

#4E8DEB is rgb(78, 141, 235) in RGB, hsl(216, 80%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(67%, 40%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E8DEB?

The complementary color of #4E8DEB is #EBAC4E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E8DEB?

Black text has the best contrast on #4E8DEB: 6.33:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E8DEB a warm or cool color?

#4E8DEB is a cool color.