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#4EAFEA closest to Cerulean

#4EAFEA is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Cerulean. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 68.6% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(78, 175, 234)). Its HSL value is 203° hue, 79% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 67% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #4EAFEA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.64:1.

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Variations of #4EAFEA

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

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

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7E9FE9
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #94AFED
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #84AEEC
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7E9FE9
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #74A6EA
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00BEC3
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #22B5D9
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A6A6A6
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #96A8BA

#4EAFEA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.43:1 Very poor#4EAFEA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.64:1 Very good#4EAFEA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4EAFEA in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 175 234);
color: hsl(203 79% 61%);
color: oklch(0.721 0.125 238.7);

#4EAFEA FAQ

What color is #4EAFEA?

#4EAFEA 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 #4EAFEA?

#4EAFEA is rgb(78, 175, 234) in RGB, hsl(203, 79%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(67%, 25%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4EAFEA?

The complementary color of #4EAFEA is #EA894E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4EAFEA?

Black text has the best contrast on #4EAFEA: 8.64:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4EAFEA a warm or cool color?

#4EAFEA is a cool color.