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#4E91ED — Vivid Blue

#4E91ED 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 #4E91ED 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.

#4E91ED 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 #EEAB4F; it also sits naturally between #4FE0EE and #5C4FEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#4E91ED · RGB 78, 145, 237

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Color values

HEX#4E91ED
RGB78, 145, 237
HSL215°, 82%, 62%
HSV215°, 67%, 93%
CMYK67%, 39%, 0%, 7%
XYZ28.55, 27.98, 84.02
Yxy27.98, 0.2031, 0.1991
CIE-Lab59.88, 7.82, -52.62
Hunter Lab52.90, 6.70, -62.32

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 57% · Blue 93%

Cyan 67% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #4E91ED on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #4E91ED on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #4E91ED

.text { color: #4E91ED; }
.background { background-color: #4E91ED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E91ED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 145, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(215, 82%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E91ED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 145, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E91ED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 145, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E91ED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E91ED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4E91ED

#337FEB#176EE8#1563D1#1256B5#0F4999#0C3B7D#0A2E61#07234A#05162E#020913

Tints of #4E91ED

#5D9AEF#6FA5F1#7DAEF2#90B9F4#9EC2F5#ABCBF7#BED6F9#CCDFFA#DFEBFC#ECF3FD

Tones of #4E91ED

#5A93E2#6595D7#7197CC#7C98C0#889AB4#929CAA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEAB4F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.18:1 AA large only
Against black text6.60:1 AA

Best text color on #4E91ED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E91ED

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 #4E91ED: ·

How #4E91ED looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6B6CD7Deuteranopia · #6762D1Tritanopia · #51C5C1

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 blue 500 · #3B82F6Material Blue 500 · #2196F3Tailwind indigo 500 · #6366F1

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #4E91ED rather than the exact color:

Dusty Cinder
#8F600C · #EFD448 · #5089F0 · #A1B8F1
Palette 406093
#406093 · #4C8CE4 · #91D06C · #FFF799
Crimson Whisper
#45EA4C · #3FEF9C · #1FD8DA · #4798E9
Wild Voyage
#C68A18 · #E7B737 · #5387EA · #B2C0F1
Ruby Monsoon
#2373F4 · #578EF5 · #65D0F4 · #F2F7A0
Palette 448ef6
#448EF6 · #75C2F6 · #65DAF7 · #FFE981

Similar colors

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

#5089F0#4C8CE4#4798E9#5387EA#578EF5#448EF6#589CEC#4797E1#499AE1#4D84E4#5A96E3#4C9EE3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4E91EC  ·  #4E91EE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E91ED?

#4E91ED is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 78, 145, 237). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E91ED?

#4E91ED is RGB 78, 145, 237 — HSL 215°, 82%, 62% — CMYK 67%, 39%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #4E91ED?

Its complement is #EEAB4F; analogous partners are #4FE0EE and #5C4FEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E91ED for text?

Black text on #4E91ED has a contrast ratio of 6.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.18:1.