What color is #4E82FE?

#4E82FE is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Skinny Jeans. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E82FE?

The RGB value is 78, 130, 254: 78 red, 130 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E82FE?

The complementary color is #FECA4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E82FE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E82FE color

#4E82FE rgb(78, 130, 254)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4E82FE is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 51% green and 99.6% blue (78, 130, 254).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 99% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Skinny Jeans (#5588FF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#4E82FE color codes

HEX	`#4E82FE`
RGB	`rgb(78, 130, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 51%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 99%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 69%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 49%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.82, 22.76, -66.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.82, 70.65, 288.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.008, 24.738, 96.993)`
Decimal	`5145342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E82FE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4E82FE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4E82FE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4E82FE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e82fe; }
.text { color: #4e82fe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e82fe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 130 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e82fe, #724efe); }

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Questions

What color is #4E82FE?: #4E82FE is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Skinny Jeans. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E82FE?: The RGB value is 78, 130, 254: 78 red, 130 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E82FE?: The complementary color is #FECA4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E82FE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.