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#4EADE6

#4EADE6 is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Iceberg. In RGB it’s made of 30.6% red, 67.8% green, and 90.2% blue. Its hue is 203°, with 75% saturation and 60% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

2.49:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

8.44:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

2.49:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

8.44:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #4EADE6 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#4EADE6
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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Questions about #4EADE6

What color is #4EADE6?

#4EADE6 is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Iceberg. In RGB it’s made of 30.6% red, 67.8% green, and 90.2% blue. Its hue is 203°, with 75% saturation and 60% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #4EADE6 in RGB?

#4EADE6 is rgb(78, 173, 230): 78 red, 173 green, and 230 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #4EADE6 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(66, 25, 0, 10). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #4EADE6?

PANTONE 292 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #4EADE6?

Its complement #DA946D gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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