Palettes / Colors / #4DAEEF

#4DAEEF — Vivid Blue

#4DAEEF is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

#4DAEEF is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EF8E4D; it also sits naturally between #4DEFDF and #4D5DEF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 30% · Green 68% · Blue 94%

Cyan 68% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

Previews

CSS code for #4DAEEF

.text { color: #4DAEEF; }
.background { background-color: #4DAEEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4DAEEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(77, 174, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(204, 84%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4DAEEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(77, 174, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4DAEEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(77, 174, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4DAEEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4DAEEF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4DAEEF

Tints of #4DAEEF

Tones of #4DAEEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EF8E4D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4DAEEF: #000000.

How #4DAEEF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #4DAEEF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4DAEEE  ·  #4DAEF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4DAEEF?

#4DAEEF is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 77, 174, 239). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4DAEEF?

#4DAEEF is RGB 77, 174, 239 — HSL 204°, 84%, 62% — CMYK 68%, 27%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #4DAEEF?

Its complement is #EF8E4D; analogous partners are #4DEFDF and #4D5DEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4DAEEF for text?

Black text on #4DAEEF has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.44:1.