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#4E9BE4 closest to Blue Bay

#4E9BE4 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, 60.8% green and 89.4% blue (rgb(78, 155, 228)). Its HSL value is 209° hue, 74% saturation and 60% lightness, and in CMYK it is 66% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. #4E9BE4 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.13:1.

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Variations of #4E9BE4

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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#4E9BE4 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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#4E9BE4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E9BE4 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 #6690E3
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7B9EE7
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #709CE6
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6690E3
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6195E3
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00ACB5
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #2AA2D0
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #969696
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8998AE

#4E9BE4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.94:1 Very poor#4E9BE4 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.13:1 Very good#4E9BE4 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4E9BE4 in CSS

/* Blue Bay */
.color { color: #4E9BE4; }
.background { background-color: #4E9BE4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E9BE4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 155 228);
color: hsl(209 74% 60%);
color: oklch(0.673 0.133 249.3);

#4E9BE4 FAQ

What color is #4E9BE4?

#4E9BE4 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 #4E9BE4?

#4E9BE4 is rgb(78, 155, 228) in RGB, hsl(209, 74%, 60%) in HSL and cmyk(66%, 32%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E9BE4?

The complementary color of #4E9BE4 is #E4974E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E9BE4?

Black text has the best contrast on #4E9BE4: 7.13:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E9BE4 a warm or cool color?

#4E9BE4 is a cool color.