Information about #48505B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #48505B belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(72, 80, 91) (28.2% red, 31.4% green, 35.7% blue), or CMYK 7 / 4 / 0 / 64 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted sky-leaning azure, #48505B occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Abbey (#4C4F56). Slightly further away sit Balderdash (#465659) and Dark Grayish Azure (#424E59).

The recipe behind #48505B is rgb(72, 80, 91), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #48505B: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:64) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #48505B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#48505B color variations

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

#48505B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#48505B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#48505B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#48505B 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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#48505B 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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#53485B
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#505B48
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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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#485B49
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Nearest named colors to #48505B

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

Abbey color link
Abbey

#4C4F56

Dark Grayish Azure color link
Dark Grayish Azure

#424E59

Balderdash color link
Balderdash

#465659

Trout color link
Trout

#4C5356

Dark Grayish Cerulean color link
Dark Grayish Cerulean

#425459

Jetsetter color link
Jetsetter

#40505A

Rusty Storage color link
Rusty Storage

#455859

Half Grey Friars color link
Half Grey Friars

#4F5255

Dark Slate color link
Dark Slate

#465352

Compass color link
Compass

#4B5761

Jimmy Dean color link
Jimmy Dean

#51535D

San Juan color link
San Juan

#445761

#48505B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#48505B
  • RGB72, 80, 91
  • CMYK7, 4, 0, 64
  • CSSrgb(72, 80, 91)
  • HSL215°, 12%, 32%
  • HSL Precise214.737°, 11.656%, 31.961%
  • HSV215°, 21%, 36%
  • HSB215°, 21%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.314, 0.357)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.314, 0.357, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.314, 0.357)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID48505B
  • DECIMAL ID4739163
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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