4E90BF

#4E90BF closest to Sea Salt Rivers

#4E90BF is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Sea Salt Rivers. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 56.5% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(78, 144, 191)). Its HSL value is 205° hue, 47% saturation and 53% lightness, and in CMYK it is 59% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #4E90BF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.07:1.

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Variations of #4E90BF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#4E90BF 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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#4E90BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E90BF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6C85BE
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7B90C1
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #708FC0
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6C85BE
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6589BF
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #009CA0
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #3995B2
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8A8A8A
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7E8B99

#4E90BF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.46:1 Poor#4E90BF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.07:1 Good#4E90BF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4E90BF in CSS

/* Sea Salt Rivers */
.color { color: #4E90BF; }
.background { background-color: #4E90BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E90BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 144 191);
color: hsl(205 47% 53%);
color: oklch(0.629 0.098 241.6);

#4E90BF FAQ

What color is #4E90BF?

#4E90BF is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Sea Salt Rivers. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E90BF?

#4E90BF is rgb(78, 144, 191) in RGB, hsl(205, 47%, 53%) in HSL and cmyk(59%, 25%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E90BF?

The complementary color of #4E90BF is #BF7D4E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E90BF?

Black text has the best contrast on #4E90BF: 6.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E90BF a warm or cool color?

#4E90BF is a cool color.