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#4EACE2 — Blue

#4EACE2 is a blue color we call 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 #4EACE2 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.

#4EACE2 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 #E28550; it also sits naturally between #50E2CF and #5063E2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#4EACE2 · RGB 78, 172, 226

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Color values

HEX#4EACE2
RGB78, 172, 226
HSL202°, 72%, 60%
HSV202°, 65%, 89%
CMYK65%, 24%, 0%, 11%
XYZ31.62, 36.62, 77.35
Yxy36.62, 0.2172, 0.2515
CIE-Lab66.99, -11.25, -35.38
Hunter Lab60.51, -9.53, -38.14

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 67% · Blue 89%

Cyan 65% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

Sample text in #4EACE2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #4EACE2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #4EACE2

.text { color: #4EACE2; }
.background { background-color: #4EACE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4EACE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 172, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(202, 72%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4EACE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 172, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4EACE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 172, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4EACE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4EACE2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4EACE2

#35A0DE#2395D7#1F83BD#1B74A7#17618C#134F72#0F405C#0B2E42#071E2C#030C12

Tints of #4EACE2

#61B5E5#6EBBE7#80C3EA#8DC9EC#9FD2EF#B0DAF2#BDE0F4#CFE8F7#DCEFF9#EDF7FC

Tones of #4EACE2

#5AAAD8#65A7CD#6FA4C3#79A1B9#849FAE#8F9CA3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E28550:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.52:1 Fails
Against black text8.32:1 AAA

Best text color on #4EACE2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4EACE2

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 #4EACE2: ·

How #4EACE2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7778D5Deuteranopia · #716AD2Tritanopia · #53CBC8

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 #4EACE2 rather than the exact color:

Lucky Bloom
#2BC16B · #309D90 · #4AADDD · #2B52D8
Amber Breeze
#86B224 · #50B0DB · #CD2A9A · #E5ECC4
Palette 4da8da
#4DA8DA · #80D8C3 · #FFD66B · #F5F5F5
Burning Ruby Tempest
#2481B8 · #51A5DD · #DE8957 · #E7B3A8
Rustic Ruby Dusk
#46AAE7 · #677CE9 · #9A75F1 · #A412D4
Gentle Ruby Drift
#2DE756 · #6EE7B7 · #23BEBE · #54B1EB

Similar colors

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

#4AADDD#50B0DB#4DA8DA#51A5DD#46AAE7#54B1EB#5AABE6#50B9E4#4CB9E7#4FAEF0#4C9EE3#57A5D9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4EACE1  ·  #4EACE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4EACE2?

#4EACE2 is Blue, a blue color (RGB 78, 172, 226). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4EACE2?

#4EACE2 is RGB 78, 172, 226 — HSL 202°, 72%, 60% — CMYK 65%, 24%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #4EACE2?

Its complement is #E28550; analogous partners are #50E2CF and #5063E2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4EACE2 for text?

Black text on #4EACE2 has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.52:1.