Information about #479FC1 color

#479FC1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#479FC1 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(71, 159, 193) — 27.8% red, 62.4% green, 75.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 48 / 13 / 0 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#479FC1 is a confidently colored 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 Aquarius (#43A8C5). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Hemisphere (#4E93BA) and Moonstone (#3AA8C1).

In RGB terms — rgb(71, 159, 193) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #479FC1: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #479FC1 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#479FC1 color variations

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

#479FC1 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 #479FC1

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

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Homebox Blue color link
Homebox Blue

#36A2B9

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Toto color link
Toto

#519DAF

Peacock color link
Peacock

#33A1C9

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Boston Blue color link
Boston Blue

#3B91B4

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#479FC1
  • RGB71, 159, 193
  • CMYK48, 13, 0, 24
  • CSSrgb(71, 159, 193)
  • HSL197°, 50%, 52%
  • HSL Precise196.721°, 49.593%, 51.765%
  • HSV197°, 63%, 76%
  • HSB197°, 63%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.624, 0.757)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.624, 0.757, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.624, 0.757)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB75.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID479FC1
  • DECIMAL ID4693953
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01