Palettes / Colors / #4E4BFA

#4E4BFA — Vivid Blue

#4E4BFA is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color RoyalBlue (#4169E1). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: royalblue (#4169E1) — not an exact match. CSS royalblue gives you #4169E1, a different color; use #4E4BFA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#4E4BFA 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 #F8FA4C; it also sits naturally between #4CA0FA and #A64CFA. 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 31% · Green 29% · Blue 98%

Cyan 69% · Magenta 70% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #4E4BFA

.text { color: #4E4BFA; }
.background { background-color: #4E4BFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E4BFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 75, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(241, 95%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E4BFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 75, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E4BFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 75, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E4BFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E4BFA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F8FA4C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E4BFA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E4BFA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #4E4BFA 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #4E4BFA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E4BFA?

#4E4BFA is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 78, 75, 250). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E4BFA?

#4E4BFA is RGB 78, 75, 250 — HSL 241°, 95%, 64% — CMYK 69%, 70%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #4E4BFA?

Its complement is #F8FA4C; analogous partners are #4CA0FA and #A64CFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E4BFA for text?

White text on #4E4BFA has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.71:1.