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#4EABFF closest to Cerulean

#4EABFF is a light, vivid blue; the closest named color is Cerulean. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 67.1% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(78, 171, 255)). Its HSL value is 208° hue, 100% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 69% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #4EABFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.59:1.

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Variations of #4EABFF

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

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

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6C9EFD
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #85AFFF
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #78ADFF
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6C9EFD
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #66A4FE
  • Tritanopia 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00BFC9
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #14B4E8
  • Achromatopsia 70% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A6A6A6
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #96A7C1

#4EABFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.44:1 Very poor#4EABFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.59:1 Very good#4EABFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4EABFF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 171 255);
color: hsl(208 100% 65%);
color: oklch(0.722 0.151 248.7);

#4EABFF FAQ

What color is #4EABFF?

#4EABFF is a light, vivid 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 #4EABFF?

#4EABFF is rgb(78, 171, 255) in RGB, hsl(208, 100%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(69%, 33%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4EABFF?

The complementary color of #4EABFF is #FFA24E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4EABFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #4EABFF: 8.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4EABFF a warm or cool color?

#4EABFF is a cool color.