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#4EABCC — Blue

#4EABCC is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #4EABCC 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.

#4EABCC is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CB6F4D; it also sits naturally between #4DCBAE and #4D6BCB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#4EABCC · RGB 78, 171, 204

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Color values

HEX#4EABCC
RGB78, 171, 204
HSL196°, 55%, 55%
HSV196°, 62%, 80%
CMYK62%, 16%, 0%, 20%
XYZ28.60, 35.11, 62.40
Yxy35.11, 0.2268, 0.2784
CIE-Lab65.83, -17.65, -25.03
Hunter Lab59.25, -14.58, -25.12

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 67% · Blue 80%

Cyan 62% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #4EABCC

.text { color: #4EABCC; }
.background { background-color: #4EABCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4EABCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 171, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(196, 55%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4EABCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 171, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4EABCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 171, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #4EABCC

#39A0C6#3490B2#2E809E#28708A#226077#1C4D5F#163D4B#102D37#0A1D24#050D10

Tints of #4EABCC

#5DB1D0#6DB9D5#7DC0D9#8CC8DE#A0D2E3#B0D9E8#C0E1ED#D0E8F1#DFF0F6#EFF7FA

Tones of #4EABCC

#56A5C2#5FA1B9#699DB0#7199A8#7A959F#839195

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CB6F4D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.62:1 Fails
Against black text8.02:1 AAA

Best text color on #4EABCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4EABCC

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 #4EABCC: ·

How #4EABCC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7677C4Deuteranopia · #716AC2Tritanopia · #53BEBC

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 sky 500 · #0EA5E9

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette 4cb3cd
#4CB3CD · #52D6D3 · #5968B1 · #302579
Dreamy Solace
#6C9326 · #52A4D2 · #D55FAA · #E8EDD2
Dreamy Drift
#9C4F31 · #D1706A · #48A3C6 · #AED8DE
Crystal Tempest
#2B9945 · #7CCABA · #57A4D0 · #646CC4
Vintage Ruby Cinder
#54A7C2 · #5F74CB · #52299C · #A32FAE
Golden Ruby Mosaic
#7BC5D6 · #49AAC0 · #358EA1 · #255D6A

Similar colors

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

#4CB3CD#52A4D2#48A3C6#57A4D0#54A7C2#49AAC0#49A6C1#58B5CB#4DA8DA#4AA0D5#56B6C6#4CA9BD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4EABCB  ·  #4EABCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4EABCC?

#4EABCC is Blue, a blue color (RGB 78, 171, 204). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4EABCC?

#4EABCC is RGB 78, 171, 204 — HSL 196°, 55%, 55% — CMYK 62%, 16%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #4EABCC?

Its complement is #CB6F4D; analogous partners are #4DCBAE and #4D6BCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4EABCC for text?

Black text on #4EABCC has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.62:1.