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Information about #4491C1 color

#4491C1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4491C1 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(68, 145, 193) — 26.7% red, 56.9% green, 75.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 49 / 19 / 0 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#4491C1 is a clearly saturated steel-blue azure that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Silk Blue (#488AC7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Hemisphere (#4E93BA) and Glacial Blue Ice (#368BC1).

In RGB terms — rgb(68, 145, 193) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #4491C1: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for white. #4491C1 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#4491C1 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#4491C1 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #4491C1

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Boston Blue color link
Boston Blue

#3B91B4

Sports Star color link
Sports Star

#3D85B8

Cool Blue color link
Cool Blue

#4984B8

Monge Blue color link
Monge Blue

#4D8DB2

Float color link
Float

#4C81C3

Steel Blue color link
Steel Blue

#4682B4

Endorphin color link
Endorphin

#4190AD

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4491C1
  • RGB68, 145, 193
  • CMYK49, 19, 0, 24
  • CSSrgb(68, 145, 193)
  • HSL203°, 50%, 51%
  • HSL Precise203.04°, 50.201%, 51.176%
  • HSV203°, 65%, 76%
  • HSB203°, 65%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.267
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.569
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • GLSLvec3(0.267, 0.569, 0.757)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.267, 0.569, 0.757, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.267, 0.569, 0.757)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB26.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB75.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID4491C1
  • DECIMAL ID4493761
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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