Information about #459BC3 color

#459BC3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#459BC3 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(69, 155, 195) — 27.1% red, 60.8% green, 76.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 65 / 21 / 0 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#459BC3 is a clearly saturated steel-blue azure that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Aquarius (#43A8C5). Slightly further away sit Celestial Blue (#4997D0) and Hemisphere (#4E93BA).

The recipe behind #459BC3 is rgb(69, 155, 195), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #459BC3 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#459BC3 color variations

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

#459BC3 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 #459BC3

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

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Moonstone color link
Moonstone

#3AA8C1

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Homebox Blue color link
Homebox Blue

#36A2B9

Peacock color link
Peacock

#33A1C9

Boston Blue color link
Boston Blue

#3B91B4

Toto color link
Toto

#519DAF

Monge Blue color link
Monge Blue

#4D8DB2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#459BC3
  • RGB69, 155, 195
  • CMYK65, 21, 0, 24
  • CSSrgb(69, 155, 195)
  • HSL199°, 51%, 52%
  • HSL Precise199.048°, 51.22%, 51.765%
  • HSV199°, 65%, 76%
  • HSB199°, 65%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • GLSLvec3(0.271, 0.608, 0.765)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.271, 0.608, 0.765, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.271, 0.608, 0.765)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID459BC3
  • DECIMAL ID4561859
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01