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#4EACED — Vivid Blue

#4EACED 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 #4EACED 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.

#4EACED 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 #EE914F; it also sits naturally between #4FEEE0 and #4F5CEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#4EACED · RGB 78, 172, 237

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Color values

HEX#4EACED
RGB78, 172, 237
HSL205°, 82%, 62%
HSV205°, 67%, 93%
CMYK67%, 27%, 0%, 7%
XYZ33.18, 37.24, 85.56
Yxy37.24, 0.2127, 0.2387
CIE-Lab67.46, -7.66, -40.67
Hunter Lab61.02, -6.58, -45.42

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 67% · Blue 93%

Cyan 67% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #4EACED

.text { color: #4EACED; }
.background { background-color: #4EACED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4EACED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 172, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(205, 82%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4EACED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 172, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4EACED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 172, 237, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #4EACED

#339EEB#1791E8#1582D1#1271B5#0F6099#0C4E7D#0A3D61#072E4A#051D2E#020C13

Tints of #4EACED

#5DB2EF#6FBBF1#7DC1F2#90CAF4#9ED1F5#ABD7F7#BEE0F9#CCE7FA#DFF0FC#ECF6FD

Tones of #4EACED

#5AA9E2#65A8D7#71A6CC#7CA4C0#88A2B4#92A0AA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE914F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.49:1 Fails
Against black text8.45:1 AAA

Best text color on #4EACED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4EACED

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 #4EACED: ·

How #4EACED looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7778DDDeuteranopia · #716AD9Tritanopia · #53D1CE

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 #4EACED rather than the exact color:

Royal Zephyr
#0E4149 · #103D9D · #4FAEF0 · #BCF9F9
Gentle Ruby Drift
#2DE756 · #6EE7B7 · #23BEBE · #54B1EB
Velvet Dusk
#0E67A9 · #47B0F0 · #F09149 · #F7DDC8
Hidden Saffron
#0F429E · #55B1EF · #E9A11E · #EDDB92
Rustic Ruby Dusk
#46AAE7 · #677CE9 · #9A75F1 · #A412D4
Frozen Tempest
#64EDDE · #58B3EC · #2439CB · #8752E4

Similar colors

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

#4FAEF0#54B1EB#47B0F0#55B1EF#46AAE7#58B3EC#5AABE6#4CB9E7#50B9E4#4AADDD#5DB4EC#4C9EE3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4EACEC  ·  #4EACEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4EACED?

#4EACED is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 78, 172, 237). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4EACED?

#4EACED is RGB 78, 172, 237 — HSL 205°, 82%, 62% — CMYK 67%, 27%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #4EACED?

Its complement is #EE914F; analogous partners are #4FEEE0 and #4F5CEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4EACED for text?

Black text on #4EACED has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.49:1.