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#4E778D

#4E778D is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Wedgwood. In RGB it’s made of 30.6% red, 46.7% green, and 55.3% blue. Its hue is 201°, with 29% saturation and 43% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #4E778D as they’d see it.

Typical vision#4E778D
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #4E778D?

#4E778D is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Wedgwood. In RGB it’s made of 30.6% red, 46.7% green, and 55.3% blue. Its hue is 201°, with 29% saturation and 43% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #4E778D in RGB?

#4E778D is rgb(78, 119, 141): 78 red, 119 green, and 141 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #4E778D in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(45, 16, 0, 45). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #4E778D?

PANTONE 7475 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #4E778D?

Its complement #8C6B59 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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