Palettes / Colors / #4EAFFE

#4EAFFE — Vivid Blue

#4EAFFE 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 #4EAFFE 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.

#4EAFFE 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 #FE9D4D; it also sits naturally between #4DFEF5 and #4D56FE. 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 100%

Cyan 69% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4EAFFE

.text { color: #4EAFFE; }
.background { background-color: #4EAFFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4EAFFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 175, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(207, 99%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4EAFFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 175, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4EAFFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 175, 254, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FE9D4D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4EAFFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4EAFFE

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 #4EAFFE 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 #4EAFFE 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 #4EAFFE?

#4EAFFE is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 78, 175, 254). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4EAFFE?

#4EAFFE is RGB 78, 175, 254 — HSL 207°, 99%, 65% — CMYK 69%, 31%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #4EAFFE?

Its complement is #FE9D4D; analogous partners are #4DFEF5 and #4D56FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4EAFFE for text?

Black text on #4EAFFE has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.36:1.