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#4E8ECD closest to Magical Merlin

#4E8ECD 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 80.4% blue (rgb(78, 142, 205)). Its HSL value is 210° hue, 56% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 62% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #4E8ECD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.07:1.

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Variations of #4E8ECD

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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#4E8ECD 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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#4E8ECD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E8ECD 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 #6284CC
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7391D0
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6A8FCF
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6284CC
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5E88CC
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #009DA4
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #3594BC
  • 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 #7E8B9E

#4E8ECD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.46:1 Poor#4E8ECD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.07:1 Good#4E8ECD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4E8ECD in CSS

/* Magical Merlin */
.color { color: #4E8ECD; }
.background { background-color: #4E8ECD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E8ECD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 142 205);
color: hsl(210 56% 55%);
color: oklch(0.632 0.116 249.8);

#4E8ECD FAQ

What color is #4E8ECD?

#4E8ECD 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 #4E8ECD?

#4E8ECD is rgb(78, 142, 205) in RGB, hsl(210, 56%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(62%, 31%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E8ECD?

The complementary color of #4E8ECD is #CD8D4E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E8ECD?

Black text has the best contrast on #4E8ECD: 6.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E8ECD a warm or cool color?

#4E8ECD is a cool color.