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#4EAEDC — Blue

#4EAEDC 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 #4EAEDC 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.

#4EAEDC 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 #DC7A4C; it also sits naturally between #4CDCC1 and #4C66DC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#4EAEDC · RGB 78, 174, 220

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Color values

HEX#4EAEDC
RGB78, 174, 220
HSL199°, 67%, 58%
HSV199°, 65%, 86%
CMYK65%, 21%, 0%, 14%
XYZ31.20, 37.06, 73.22
Yxy37.06, 0.2205, 0.2619
CIE-Lab67.32, -14.25, -31.56
Hunter Lab60.88, -12.00, -33.24

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 68% · Blue 86%

Cyan 65% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #4EAEDC

.text { color: #4EAEDC; }
.background { background-color: #4EAEDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4EAEDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 174, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(199, 67%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4EAEDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 174, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4EAEDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 174, 220, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #4EAEDC

#37A5D7#2895C8#2385B3#1E7299#1A6284#16536F#114055#0D3040#081D26#030D11

Tints of #4EAEDC

#5DB6DF#6EBEE2#7BC3E5#8CCBE8#9DD3EC#AEDAEF#BFE2F2#CCE8F5#DDF0F8#EEF7FC

Tones of #4EAEDC

#57AAD1#60A7C7#6BA3BD#759FB3#809BA8#89989F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DC7A4C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.50:1 Fails
Against black text8.41:1 AAA

Best text color on #4EAEDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4EAEDC

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 #4EAEDC: ·

How #4EAEDC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7878D1Deuteranopia · #726BCETritanopia · #53C8C6

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 #4EAEDC rather than the exact color:

Amber Breeze
#86B224 · #50B0DB · #CD2A9A · #E5ECC4
Lucky Bloom
#2BC16B · #309D90 · #4AADDD · #2B52D8
Palette 4da8da
#4DA8DA · #80D8C3 · #FFD66B · #F5F5F5
Burning Ruby Tempest
#2481B8 · #51A5DD · #DE8957 · #E7B3A8
Modern Ruby Meadow
#5AE26E · #42E69E · #1ABAB8 · #57A5D9
Cosmic Horizon
#C34E1E · #E9906B · #50B9E4 · #A0D9EA

Similar colors

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

#50B0DB#4AADDD#4DA8DA#51A5DD#57A5D9#50B9E4#46AAE7#52A4D2#3FABDF#4CB9E7#5AABE6#4CB3CD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4EAEDB  ·  #4EAEDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4EAEDC?

#4EAEDC is Blue, a blue color (RGB 78, 174, 220). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4EAEDC?

#4EAEDC is RGB 78, 174, 220 — HSL 199°, 67%, 58% — CMYK 65%, 21%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #4EAEDC?

Its complement is #DC7A4C; analogous partners are #4CDCC1 and #4C66DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4EAEDC for text?

Black text on #4EAEDC has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.50:1.