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#4E97CF closest to Winter Lake

#4E97CF is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Winter Lake. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 59.2% green and 81.2% blue (rgb(78, 151, 207)). Its HSL value is 206° hue, 57% saturation and 56% lightness, and in CMYK it is 62% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #4E97CF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.65:1.

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Variations of #4E97CF

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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#4E97CF 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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#4E97CF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E97CF 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 #6D8BCE
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7E98D2
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7397D1
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6D8BCE
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6690CF
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A5AA
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #339DBF
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #919191
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8492A3

#4E97CF contrast checker

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3.16:1 Poor#4E97CF text on white
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AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.65:1 Good#4E97CF text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4E97CF in CSS

/* Winter Lake */
.color { color: #4E97CF; }
.background { background-color: #4E97CF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E97CF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 151 207);
color: hsl(206 57% 56%);
color: oklch(0.653 0.111 243.9);

#4E97CF FAQ

What color is #4E97CF?

#4E97CF is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Winter Lake. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E97CF?

#4E97CF is rgb(78, 151, 207) in RGB, hsl(206, 57%, 56%) in HSL and cmyk(62%, 27%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E97CF?

The complementary color of #4E97CF is #CF864E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E97CF?

Black text has the best contrast on #4E97CF: 6.65:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E97CF a warm or cool color?

#4E97CF is a cool color.