What color is #4E83DB?

#4E83DB is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Jay. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E83DB?

The RGB value is 78, 131, 219: 78 red, 131 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E83DB?

The complementary color is #DBA64E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E83DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E83DB color

#4E83DB rgb(78, 131, 219)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4E83DB is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 51.4% green and 85.9% blue (78, 131, 219).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 66% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Blue Jay (#5588DD), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#4E83DB color codes

HEX	`#4E83DB`
RGB	`rgb(78, 131, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 51.4%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 66%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 64%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 40%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.04, 10.02, -50.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.04, 51.27, 281.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.04, 22.964, 70.17)`
Decimal	`5145563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E83DB, 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 #4E83DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4E83DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #4E83DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e83db; }
.text { color: #4e83db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e83db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 131 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e83db, #604edb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Azure.

Questions

What color is #4E83DB?: #4E83DB is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Jay. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E83DB?: The RGB value is 78, 131, 219: 78 red, 131 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E83DB?: The complementary color is #DBA64E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E83DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.