Palettes / Colors / #4EAFF6

#4EAFF6 — Vivid Blue

#4EAFF6 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 #4EAFF6 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.

#4EAFF6 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 #F69551; it also sits naturally between #51F6E8 and #515EF6. 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 69% · Blue 96%

Cyan 68% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4EAFF6

.text { color: #4EAFF6; }
.background { background-color: #4EAFF6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4EAFF6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 175, 246); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(205, 90%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4EAFF6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 175, 246, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4EAFF6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 175, 246, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4EAFF6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4EAFF6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4EAFF6

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F69551:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4EAFF6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4EAFF6

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 #4EAFF6 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 #4EAFF6 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #4EAFF6?

#4EAFF6 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 78, 175, 246). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4EAFF6?

#4EAFF6 is RGB 78, 175, 246 — HSL 205°, 90%, 64% — CMYK 68%, 29%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #4EAFF6?

Its complement is #F69551; analogous partners are #51F6E8 and #515EF6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4EAFF6 for text?

Black text on #4EAFF6 has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.39:1.