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#4EAEFF closest to Cerulean

#4EAEFF is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Cerulean. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 68.2% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(78, 174, 255)). Its HSL value is 207° hue, 100% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 69% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #4EAEFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.82:1.

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Variations of #4EAEFF

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

How #4EAEFF 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 #71A0FD
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8AB1FF
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7CAFFF
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #71A0FD
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6AA6FE
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00C1CB
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #12B6E9
  • Achromatopsia 70% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A8A8A8
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #98A9C3

#4EAEFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.38:1 Very poor#4EAEFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.82:1 Very good#4EAEFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4EAEFF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 174 255);
color: hsl(207 100% 65%);
color: oklch(0.729 0.148 247.2);

#4EAEFF FAQ

What color is #4EAEFF?

#4EAEFF 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 #4EAEFF?

#4EAEFF is rgb(78, 174, 255) in RGB, hsl(207, 100%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(69%, 32%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4EAEFF?

The complementary color of #4EAEFF is #FF9F4E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4EAEFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #4EAEFF: 8.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4EAEFF a warm or cool color?

#4EAEFF is a cool color.