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#4E9ADE closest to Blue Bay

#4E9ADE 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, 60.4% green and 87.1% blue (rgb(78, 154, 222)). Its HSL value is 208° hue, 69% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 65% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #4E9ADE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.00:1.

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Variations of #4E9ADE

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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#4E9ADE 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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#4E9ADE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E9ADE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #688FDD
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7C9DE1
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #719BE0
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #688FDD
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6393DD
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00AAB2
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #2DA1CB
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #959595
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8796AB

#4E9ADE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.00:1 Very poor#4E9ADE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.00:1 Very good#4E9ADE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4E9ADE in CSS

/* Blue Bay */
.color { color: #4E9ADE; }
.background { background-color: #4E9ADE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E9ADE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 154 222);
color: hsl(208 69% 59%);
color: oklch(0.668 0.127 247.9);

#4E9ADE FAQ

What color is #4E9ADE?

#4E9ADE 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 #4E9ADE?

#4E9ADE is rgb(78, 154, 222) in RGB, hsl(208, 69%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(65%, 31%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E9ADE?

The complementary color of #4E9ADE is #DE924E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E9ADE?

Black text has the best contrast on #4E9ADE: 7.00:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E9ADE a warm or cool color?

#4E9ADE is a cool color.