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#4E97AA closest to Rainy Mood

#4E97AA is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Rainy Mood. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 59.2% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(78, 151, 170)). Its HSL value is 192° hue, 37% saturation and 49% lightness, and in CMYK it is 54% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. #4E97AA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.33:1.

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Variations of #4E97AA

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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#4E97AA 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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#4E97AA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E97AA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7C89AA
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8A93AB
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7D93AB
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7C89AA
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #728EAA
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #009E9D
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #3D9AA4
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8D8D8D
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #819095

#4E97AA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.32:1 Poor#4E97AA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.33:1 Good#4E97AA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4E97AA in CSS

/* Rainy Mood */
.color { color: #4E97AA; }
.background { background-color: #4E97AA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E97AA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 151 170);
color: hsl(192 37% 49%);
color: oklch(0.637 0.078 216.9);

#4E97AA FAQ

What color is #4E97AA?

#4E97AA is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Rainy Mood. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E97AA?

#4E97AA is rgb(78, 151, 170) in RGB, hsl(192, 37%, 49%) in HSL and cmyk(54%, 11%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E97AA?

The complementary color of #4E97AA is #AA614E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E97AA?

Black text has the best contrast on #4E97AA: 6.33:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E97AA a warm or cool color?

#4E97AA is a cool color.