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#4E99BC closest to Canadian Tuxedo

#4E99BC 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 73.7% blue (rgb(78, 153, 188)). Its HSL value is 199° hue, 45% saturation and 52% lightness, and in CMYK it is 59% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #4E99BC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.61:1.

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Variations of #4E99BC

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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#4E99BC 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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#4E99BC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E99BC 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 #788BBC
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8797BE
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7B96BD
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #788BBC
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6E91BC
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A3A4
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #389DB2
  • 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 #84939D

#4E99BC contrast checker

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AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.61:1 Good#4E99BC text on black
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#4E99BC in CSS

/* Canadian Tuxedo */
.color { color: #4E99BC; }
.background { background-color: #4E99BC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E99BC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 153 188);
color: hsl(199 45% 52%);
color: oklch(0.649 0.091 230.6);

#4E99BC FAQ

What color is #4E99BC?

#4E99BC 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 #4E99BC?

#4E99BC is rgb(78, 153, 188) in RGB, hsl(199, 45%, 52%) in HSL and cmyk(59%, 19%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E99BC?

The complementary color of #4E99BC is #BC714E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E99BC?

Black text has the best contrast on #4E99BC: 6.61:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E99BC a warm or cool color?

#4E99BC is a cool color.