Palettes / Colors / #4E8BEE

#4E8BEE — Vivid Blue

#4E8BEE is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornflowerblue (#6495ED) — not an exact match. CSS cornflowerblue gives you #6495ED, a different color; use #4E8BEE 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.

#4E8BEE 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 #EEB14F; it also sits naturally between #4FDBEE and #614FEE. 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 55% · Blue 93%

Cyan 67% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E8BEE

.text { color: #4E8BEE; }
.background { background-color: #4E8BEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E8BEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 139, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(217, 82%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E8BEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 139, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E8BEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 139, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E8BEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E8BEE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEB14F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E8BEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E8BEE

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 #4E8BEE 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 #4E8BEE 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

← #4E8BED  ·  #4E8BEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E8BEE?

#4E8BEE is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 78, 139, 238). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E8BEE?

#4E8BEE is RGB 78, 139, 238 — HSL 217°, 82%, 62% — CMYK 67%, 42%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #4E8BEE?

Its complement is #EEB14F; analogous partners are #4FDBEE and #614FEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E8BEE for text?

Black text on #4E8BEE has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.36:1.