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Replete Niger

#4c88f8
Notes

Replete Niger (#4C88F8) is a true azure with a neon character. It sits at the high-saturation edge of its family. Use it sparingly, as signage, accent, or highlight against darker surfaces. Its HSL profile (219°, 92%, 64%) places it in the highly saturated band at a mid lightness. Best used in small doses, like logos, CTAs, focus rings, or highlight text, where its saturation becomes a feature rather than noise. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary amber. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#4c88f8
RGB
rgb(76, 136, 248)
HSL
hsl(219, 92%, 64%)
HWB
hwb(219 30% 3%)
OKLCH
oklch(64.3% 0.179 261.6)
HSV
hsv(219, 69%, 97%)
LAB
lab(57.96% 16.73 -61.75)
LCH
lch(57.96% 63.98 285.16)
CMYK
cmyk(69%, 45%, 0%, 3%)

Etymology

Replete
adjective

Latin replētus, filled — past-participle of replēre. As a color modifier, replete implies a saturated-and-fully-pigmented quality where the hue is completely loaded with its source pigment. Sits at the bold-and-saturated end of the grid, parallel to brimming and suffused in usage.

Niger
noun

The third-longest river in Africa — flowing through Guinea, Mali, Niger, Benin, and Nigeria to the Gulf of Guinea. Niger color refers to mid-depth Niger River water at Timbuktu in Mali: a saturated, slightly cool deep blue-brown with the optical complexity of West African inland-delta river water.

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Harmonies

Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#4c88f8
Original
#4f94fc
Protanopia
#2b84f6
Deuteranopia
#00a2b4
Tritanopia
#838383
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AA Largeon White
3.40:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAon Black
6.18:1

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