What color is #4E92E8?

#4E92E8 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Olympic Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E92E8?

The RGB value is 78, 146, 232: 78 red, 146 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E92E8?

The complementary color is #E8A44E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E92E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E92E8 color

#4E92E8 rgb(78, 146, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4E92E8 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 57.3% green and 91% blue (78, 146, 232).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 77% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Olympic Blue (#4F8FE6), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#4E92E8 color codes

HEX	`#4E92E8`
RGB	`rgb(78, 146, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 57.3%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 77%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 66%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 37%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.89, 5.51, -49.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.89, 50.12, 276.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.981, 28.001, 80.258)`
Decimal	`5149416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E92E8, 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 #4E92E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4E92E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #4E92E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e92e8; }
.text { color: #4e92e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e92e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 146 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e92e8, #574ee8); }

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Questions

What color is #4E92E8?: #4E92E8 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Olympic Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E92E8?: The RGB value is 78, 146, 232: 78 red, 146 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E92E8?: The complementary color is #E8A44E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E92E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.