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#4E99BB closest to Canadian Tuxedo

#4E99BB is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 60.0% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(78, 153, 187)). Its HSL value is 199° hue, 44% saturation and 52% lightness, and in CMYK it is 58% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #4E99BB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.60:1.

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Variations of #4E99BB

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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#4E99BB 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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#4E99BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E99BB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #788BBB
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8897BD
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7B96BC
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #788BBB
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6F91BB
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A3A4
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #399DB1
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #909090
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #84929C

#4E99BB contrast checker

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AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.60:1 Good#4E99BB text on black
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#4E99BB in CSS

/* Canadian Tuxedo */
.color { color: #4E99BB; }
.background { background-color: #4E99BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E99BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 153 187);
color: hsl(199 44% 52%);
color: oklch(0.649 0.090 229.8);

#4E99BB FAQ

What color is #4E99BB?

#4E99BB is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E99BB?

#4E99BB is rgb(78, 153, 187) in RGB, hsl(199, 44%, 52%) in HSL and cmyk(58%, 18%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E99BB?

The complementary color of #4E99BB is #BB704E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E99BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #4E99BB: 6.60:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E99BB a warm or cool color?

#4E99BB is a cool color.