Palettes / Colors / #4EACEF

#4EACEF — Vivid Blue

#4EACEF 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 #4EACEF 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.

#4EACEF 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 #EF914E; it also sits naturally between #4EEFE1 and #4E5BEF. 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 67% · Blue 94%

Cyan 67% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4EACEF

.text { color: #4EACEF; }
.background { background-color: #4EACEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4EACEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 172, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(205, 83%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4EACEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 172, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4EACEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 172, 239, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EF914E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4EACEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4EACEF

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 #4EACEF 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 #4EACEF 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

← #4EACEE  ·  #4EACF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4EACEF?

#4EACEF is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 78, 172, 239). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4EACEF?

#4EACEF is RGB 78, 172, 239 — HSL 205°, 83%, 62% — CMYK 67%, 28%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #4EACEF?

Its complement is #EF914E; analogous partners are #4EEFE1 and #4E5BEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4EACEF for text?

Black text on #4EACEF has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.48:1.