4E99EA

#4E99EA closest to Olympic Blue

#4E99EA is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Olympic Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 60.0% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(78, 153, 234)). Its HSL value is 211° hue, 79% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 67% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #4E99EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.07:1.

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Variations of #4E99EA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#4E99EA 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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#4E99EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E99EA 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 #5F8FE8
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #759EED
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6B9BEC
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5F8FE8
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5C93E9
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00ACB6
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #28A1D4
  • Achromatopsia 72% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #969696
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8896B0

#4E99EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.97:1 Very poor#4E99EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.07:1 Very good#4E99EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4E99EA in CSS

/* Olympic Blue */
.color { color: #4E99EA; }
.background { background-color: #4E99EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E99EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 153 234);
color: hsl(211 79% 61%);
color: oklch(0.672 0.142 252.2);

#4E99EA FAQ

What color is #4E99EA?

#4E99EA is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Olympic Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4E99EA?

#4E99EA is rgb(78, 153, 234) in RGB, hsl(211, 79%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(67%, 35%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E99EA?

The complementary color of #4E99EA is #EA9F4E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E99EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #4E99EA: 7.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E99EA a warm or cool color?

#4E99EA is a cool color.