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#4E8ECB closest to Magical Merlin

#4E8ECB is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Magical Merlin. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 55.7% green and 79.6% blue (rgb(78, 142, 203)). Its HSL value is 209° hue, 55% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 62% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #4E8ECB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.06:1.

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Variations of #4E8ECB

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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#4E8ECB 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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#4E8ECB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E8ECB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6384CA
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7490CE
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6A8FCD
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6384CA
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5F88CA
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #009CA4
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #3694BA
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8A8A8A
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7E8B9D

#4E8ECB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.47:1 Poor#4E8ECB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.06:1 Good#4E8ECB text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4E8ECB in CSS

/* Magical Merlin */
.color { color: #4E8ECB; }
.background { background-color: #4E8ECB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E8ECB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 142 203);
color: hsl(209 55% 55%);
color: oklch(0.631 0.114 249.0);

#4E8ECB FAQ

What color is #4E8ECB?

#4E8ECB is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Magical Merlin. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E8ECB?

#4E8ECB is rgb(78, 142, 203) in RGB, hsl(209, 55%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(62%, 30%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E8ECB?

The complementary color of #4E8ECB is #CB8B4E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E8ECB?

Black text has the best contrast on #4E8ECB: 6.06:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E8ECB a warm or cool color?

#4E8ECB is a cool color.