Information about #479AB8 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #479AB8 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(71, 154, 184) — 27.8% red, 60.4% green, 72.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 44 / 12 / 0 / 28. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated steel-blue azure, #479AB8 carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Hemisphere (#4E93BA). Slightly further away sit Toto (#519DAF) and Boston Blue (#3B91B4).

The recipe behind #479AB8 is rgb(71, 154, 184), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #479AB8 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#479AB8 color variations

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

#479AB8 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#479AB8 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#479AB8 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#479AB8 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#479AB8 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
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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
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#B89D47
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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
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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
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#B8479A
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#6547B8
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#9D47B8
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Nearest named colors to #479AB8

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

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Toto color link
Toto

#519DAF

Monge Blue color link
Monge Blue

#4D8DB2

Boston Blue color link
Boston Blue

#3B91B4

Endorphin color link
Endorphin

#4190AD

Moderate Arctic Blue color link
Moderate Arctic Blue

#4A9CA8

Such Fun color link
Such Fun

#489EA8

Moderate Cerulean color link
Moderate Cerulean

#4A91A8

Homebox Blue color link
Homebox Blue

#36A2B9

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

Soft Teal color link
Soft Teal

#44A9AA

Wot Eva color link
Wot Eva

#4495A4

#479AB8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#479AB8
  • RGB71, 154, 184
  • CMYK44, 12, 0, 28
  • CSSrgb(71, 154, 184)
  • HSL196°, 44%, 50%
  • HSL Precise195.929°, 44.314%, 50%
  • HSV196°, 61%, 72%
  • HSB196°, 61%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.604, 0.722)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.604, 0.722, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.604, 0.722)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID479AB8
  • DECIMAL ID4692664
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited897 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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