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#4E4EFC — Vivid Blue

#4E4EFC 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 #4E4EFC 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.

#4E4EFC 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 #FCFC4F; it also sits naturally between #4FA6FC and #A64FFC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#4E4EFC · RGB 78, 78, 252

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Color values

HEX#4E4EFC
RGB78, 78, 252
HSL240°, 97%, 65%
HSV240°, 69%, 99%
CMYK69%, 69%, 0%, 1%
XYZ23.44, 14.10, 93.58
Yxy14.10, 0.1788, 0.1075
CIE-Lab44.37, 53.32, -86.07
Hunter Lab37.55, 48.48, -128.29

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 31% · Blue 99%

Cyan 69% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #4E4EFC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #4E4EFC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #4E4EFC

.text { color: #4E4EFC; }
.background { background-color: #4E4EFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E4EFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 78, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 97%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E4EFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 78, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E4EFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 78, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E4EFC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E4EFC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4E4EFC

#3131FC#1313FB#0404EC#0303CE#0303B0#02028D#02026F#010150#010132#000014

Tints of #4E4EFC

#5E5EFD#6D6DFD#7C7CFD#8B8BFD#A0A0FE#AFAFFE#BEBEFE#CDCDFE#DCDCFE#EBEBFF

Tones of #4E4EFC

#5C5CF0#6868E3#7575D7#8080CB#8D8DBF#9999B2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCFC4F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.50:1 AA
Against black text3.82:1 AA large only

Best text color on #4E4EFC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E4EFC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #4E4EFC: ·

How #4E4EFC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #4E4ED2Deuteranopia · #4E4EC8Tritanopia · #4EB1A9

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:

Tailwind indigo 600 · #4F46E5Tailwind indigo 500 · #6366F1Tailwind blue 600 · #2563EB

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #4E4EFC rather than the exact color:

Electric Ruby Garden
#182408 · #F8393F · #FB5F15 · #564EFC
Amber Ruby Mirage
#270A17 · #B7FF14 · #4C46FA · #33FD9E
Silent Meadow
#0D2819 · #FE4F2A · #F947EC · #4F46FF
Palette 5356ff
#5356FF · #378CE7 · #67C6E3 · #DFF5FF
Cosmic Twilight
#0D2724 · #F9CA1E · #4D44FE · #C52CF9
Cosmic Canyon
#2D0916 · #2312FE · #5749FB · #53FC7D

Similar colors

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

#564EFC#4C46FA#4F46FF#5356FF#4D44FE#5749FB#5755FE#4347F8#4C5DFF#5842FA#503BFD#5153E8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4E4EFB  ·  #4E4EFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E4EFC?

#4E4EFC is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 78, 78, 252). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E4EFC?

#4E4EFC is RGB 78, 78, 252 — HSL 240°, 97%, 65% — CMYK 69%, 69%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #4E4EFC?

Its complement is #FCFC4F; analogous partners are #4FA6FC and #A64FFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E4EFC for text?

White text on #4E4EFC has a contrast ratio of 5.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.82:1.