Information about #479FBD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #479FBD is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(71, 159, 189) — 27.8% red, 62.4% green, 74.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 46 / 12 / 0 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid azure, #479FBD sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Aquarius (#43A8C5). Nearby in the Register you will also find Hemisphere (#4E93BA) and Moonstone (#3AA8C1).

In RGB terms — rgb(71, 159, 189) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #479FBD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #479FBD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#479FBD color variations

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

#479FBD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#479FBD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#479FBD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#479FBD 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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#479FBD 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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #479FBD

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

Toto color link
Toto

#519DAF

Homebox Blue color link
Homebox Blue

#36A2B9

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Boston Blue color link
Boston Blue

#3B91B4

Celestial Blue color link
Celestial Blue

#4997D0

Such Fun color link
Such Fun

#489EA8

Moderate Arctic Blue color link
Moderate Arctic Blue

#4A9CA8

Soft Teal color link
Soft Teal

#44A9AA

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

#479FBD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#479FBD
  • RGB71, 159, 189
  • CMYK46, 12, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(71, 159, 189)
  • HSL195°, 47%, 51%
  • HSL Precise195.254°, 47.2%, 50.98%
  • HSV195°, 62%, 74%
  • HSB195°, 62%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.624, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.624, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.624, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID479FBD
  • DECIMAL ID4693949
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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