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#4EA7EA closest to Cerulean

#4EA7EA is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Cerulean. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 65.5% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(78, 167, 234)). Its HSL value is 206° hue, 79% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 67% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #4EA7EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.04:1.

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Variations of #4EA7EA

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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#4EA7EA 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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#4EA7EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4EA7EA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7399E9
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #89A9ED
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7BA7EC
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7399E9
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6C9FE9
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B7BE
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #25AED7
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A0A0A0
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #91A2B6

#4EA7EA contrast checker

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2.61:1 Very poor#4EA7EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.04:1 Very good#4EA7EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4EA7EA in CSS

/* Cerulean */
.color { color: #4EA7EA; }
.background { background-color: #4EA7EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4EA7EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 167 234);
color: hsl(206 79% 61%);
color: oklch(0.703 0.130 244.0);

#4EA7EA FAQ

What color is #4EA7EA?

#4EA7EA is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Cerulean. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4EA7EA?

#4EA7EA is rgb(78, 167, 234) in RGB, hsl(206, 79%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(67%, 29%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4EA7EA?

The complementary color of #4EA7EA is #EA914E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4EA7EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #4EA7EA: 8.04:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4EA7EA a warm or cool color?

#4EA7EA is a cool color.