Information about #48536A color

#48536A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#48536A falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 83, 106) — 28.2% red, 32.5% green, 41.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 9 / 0 / 58. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #48536A reads as a calm, restrained azure and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Vintage Indigo (#4A556B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dalek (#475769) and East Bay (#47526E).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(72, 83, 106)), which gives #48536A its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.7:1. No one has named #48536A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#48536A color variations

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#48536A 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 #48536A

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

East Bay color link
East Bay

#47526E

Dalek color link
Dalek

#475769

Independence color link
Independence

#4C516D

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

Quayside color link
Quayside

#424F71

Compass color link
Compass

#4B5761

San Juan color link
San Juan

#445761

Fiord color link
Fiord

#4B5A62

Haast Shale color link
Haast Shale

#515664

Night Moves color link
Night Moves

#454C73

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#48536A
  • RGB72, 83, 106
  • CMYK13, 9, 0, 58
  • CSSrgb(72, 83, 106)
  • HSL221°, 19%, 35%
  • HSL Precise220.588°, 19.101%, 34.902%
  • HSV221°, 32%, 42%
  • HSB221°, 32%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.325, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.325, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.325, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID48536A
  • DECIMAL ID4739946
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01