Information about #484D66 color

#484D66 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #484D66 is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 77, 102) — 28.2% red, 30.2% green, 40% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 12 / 10 / 0 / 60. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted blue, #484D66 sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Independence (#4C516D). Nearby in the Register you will also find East Bay (#47526E) and Vintage Indigo (#4A556B).

In RGB terms — rgb(72, 77, 102) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #484D66 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.5:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:60), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #484D66 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#484D66 color variations

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

#484D66 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 #484D66

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

Independence color link
Independence

#4C516D

East Bay color link
East Bay

#47526E

Dalek color link
Dalek

#475769

Frances Navy color link
Frances Navy

#42485F

Compass color link
Compass

#4B5761

San Juan color link
San Juan

#445761

Quayside color link
Quayside

#424F71

Haast Shale color link
Haast Shale

#515664

Night Moves color link
Night Moves

#454C73

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

Fiord color link
Fiord

#4B5A62

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#484D66
  • RGB72, 77, 102
  • CMYK12, 10, 0, 60
  • CSSrgb(72, 77, 102)
  • HSL230°, 17%, 34%
  • HSL Precise230°, 17.241%, 34.118%
  • HSV230°, 29%, 40%
  • HSB230°, 29%, 40%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.302
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.302, 0.400)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.302, 0.400, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.302, 0.400)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB30.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID484D66
  • DECIMAL ID4738406
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01