Cyan Azure (#4E82B4)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 4.06:1 — vs black: 5.18:1

Color values

  • HEX #4E82B4
  • RGB rgb(78, 130, 180)
  • HSL hsl(209, 56%, 70%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 56.67, 27.78, 0, 29.41 )
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Tags

Mood

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Style

Cool (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Logo (175)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #4E82B4 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Cyan Azure
#4E82B4 Base
#B4804E
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Cyan Azure
#4E82B4 Base
#4EB4B3
#4E4FB4
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Cyan Azure
#4E82B4 Base
#B44E82
#82B44E
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Cyan Azure
#4E82B4 Base
#B44E4F
#B4B34E
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Cyan Azure
#4E82B4 Base
#B34EB4
#B4804E
#4FB44E
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Cyan Azure
#4E82B4 Base
#1F354A
#365B7F
#416D99
#6B96C0
#84A8CB
#B9CEE2
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Cyan Azure, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #080D12
— #152433
— #233C53
— #315374
— #3F6B95
Cyan Azure #4E82B4 Base
— #6E98C1
— #8EAFCF
— #ADC5DC
— #CDDCEA
— #EDF2F7
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #4E82B4. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #4E82B4;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #4E82B4;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #4E82B4;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #4E82B4,
        #DFB38A
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #4E82B4,
        #DFB38A
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$cyan-azure: #4E82B4;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$cyan-azure-r: 78;
$cyan-azure-g: 130;
$cyan-azure-b: 180;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $cyan-azure;
    color: rgba($cyan-azure-r, $cyan-azure-g, $cyan-azure-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Cyan Azure appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #4E82B4 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #7676B5 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #7E7EB4 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #3C8A8A Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #7E7E7E Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Cyan Azure ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Cyan Azure #4E82B4 Base
Steel Blue #4682B4 ΔE 1.41
Cyan-blue Azure #4682BF ΔE 1.48
Tufts Blue #417DC1 ΔE 2.60
Silver Lake Blue #5D89BA ΔE 3.20

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.