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#4E9BCA closest to Canadian Tuxedo

#4E9BCA 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, 60.8% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(78, 155, 202)). Its HSL value is 203° hue, 54% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 61% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. #4E9BCA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.87:1.

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Variations of #4E9BCA

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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#4E9BCA 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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#4E9BCA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E9BCA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #748EC9
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #859ACC
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7999CB
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #748EC9
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6C93CA
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A7AB
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #34A0BD
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #939393
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8695A3

#4E9BCA contrast checker

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#4E9BCA in CSS

/* Canadian Tuxedo */
.color { color: #4E9BCA; }
.background { background-color: #4E9BCA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E9BCA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 155 202);
color: hsl(203 54% 55%);
color: oklch(0.660 0.103 237.9);

#4E9BCA FAQ

What color is #4E9BCA?

#4E9BCA 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 #4E9BCA?

#4E9BCA is rgb(78, 155, 202) in RGB, hsl(203, 54%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(61%, 23%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E9BCA?

The complementary color of #4E9BCA is #CA7D4E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E9BCA?

Black text has the best contrast on #4E9BCA: 6.87:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E9BCA a warm or cool color?

#4E9BCA is a cool color.