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#4E98E2 closest to Blue Bay

#4E98E2 is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Blue Bay. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 59.6% green and 88.6% blue (rgb(78, 152, 226)). Its HSL value is 210° hue, 72% saturation and 60% lightness, and in CMYK it is 65% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. #4E98E2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.91:1.

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Variations of #4E98E2

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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#4E98E2 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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#4E98E2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E98E2 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 #638EE1
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #789CE5
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6D9AE4
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #638EE1
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5F92E1
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A9B3
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #2C9FCE
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #949494
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8795AC

#4E98E2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.04:1 Poor#4E98E2 text on white
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AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.91:1 Good#4E98E2 text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4E98E2 in CSS

/* Blue Bay */
.color { color: #4E98E2; }
.background { background-color: #4E98E2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E98E2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 152 226);
color: hsl(210 72% 60%);
color: oklch(0.665 0.133 250.5);

#4E98E2 FAQ

What color is #4E98E2?

#4E98E2 is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Blue Bay. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E98E2?

#4E98E2 is rgb(78, 152, 226) in RGB, hsl(210, 72%, 60%) in HSL and cmyk(65%, 33%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E98E2?

The complementary color of #4E98E2 is #E2984E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E98E2?

Black text has the best contrast on #4E98E2: 6.91:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E98E2 a warm or cool color?

#4E98E2 is a cool color.