Information about #48657E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #48657E belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(72, 101, 126) — 28.2% red, 39.6% green, 49.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 21 / 10 / 0 / 51. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #48657E reads as a moderately toned steel-blue azure 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 Bismark (#486C7A). Slightly further away sit Seachange (#4E6E81) and Wedgewood (#4C6B88).

In RGB terms — rgb(72, 101, 126) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #48657E: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#48657E color variations

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

#48657E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#48657E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#48657E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#48657E 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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#48657E 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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#7E4965
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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 #48657E

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

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Dark Electric Blue color link
Dark Electric Blue

#536878

Rustic Blue color link
Rustic Blue

#525D80

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Wavelength color link
Wavelength

#3C6886

Chambray color link
Chambray

#475877

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Quantum Leap color link
Quantum Leap

#4F698B

Blue Ashes color link
Blue Ashes

#3B5F78

#48657E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#48657E
  • RGB72, 101, 126
  • CMYK21, 10, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(72, 101, 126)
  • HSL208°, 27%, 39%
  • HSL Precise207.778°, 27.273%, 38.824%
  • HSV208°, 43%, 49%
  • HSB208°, 43%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.396, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.396, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.396, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID48657E
  • DECIMAL ID4744574
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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