Information about #48517C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #48517C belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(72, 81, 124) — 28.2% red, 31.8% green, 48.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 20 / 17 / 0 / 51. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #48517C reads as a mildly saturated blue and 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 almost identical to Hendrix (#4C567C). Slightly further away sit Purple Navy (#4E5180) and Dusk (#4E5481).

In RGB terms — rgb(72, 81, 124) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #48517C: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for black. No one has named #48517C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#48517C color variations

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

#48517C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#48517C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#48517C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#48517C 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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#48517C 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 #48517C

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

Hendrix color link
Hendrix

#4C567C

Purple Navy color link
Purple Navy

#4E5180

Dusk color link
Dusk

#4E5481

Chambray color link
Chambray

#475877

Night Moves color link
Night Moves

#454C73

Magik color link
Magik

#3E4C7A

Takaka color link
Takaka

#3D4D78

Quayside color link
Quayside

#424F71

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

East Bay color link
East Bay

#47526E

Independence color link
Independence

#4C516D

Rustic Blue color link
Rustic Blue

#525D80

#48517C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#48517C
  • RGB72, 81, 124
  • CMYK20, 17, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(72, 81, 124)
  • HSL230°, 27%, 38%
  • HSL Precise229.615°, 26.531%, 38.431%
  • HSV230°, 42%, 49%
  • HSB230°, 42%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.318, 0.486)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.318, 0.486, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.318, 0.486)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.6%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID48517C
  • DECIMAL ID4739452
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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