Information about #4873AB color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #4873AB reads as a clearly saturated steel-blue azure and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Moderate Cobalt Blue (#4A6DA8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Moderate Azure (#4A79A8) and Blue Yonder (#5072A7).
In RGB terms — rgb(72, 115, 171) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #4873AB background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 4.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.3:1. No one has named #4873AB so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#4873AB color variations
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#4873AB color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#4873AB color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#4873AB color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#4873AB color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#4873AB 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #4873AB color
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Nearest named colors to #4873AB
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4A6DA8
#4A79A8
#5072A7
#4A6CB4
#3C73A8
#526DB2
#4072B7
#3973A9
#4070B8
#4E6C9D
#4682B4
#3B719F
#4873AB color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#4873AB
- RGB72, 115, 171
- CMYK39, 22, 0, 33
- CSSrgb(72, 115, 171)
- HSL214°, 41%, 48%
- HSL Precise213.939°, 40.741%, 47.647%
- HSV214°, 58%, 67%
- HSB214°, 58%, 67%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.451
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
- GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.451, 0.671)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.451, 0.671, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.451, 0.671)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB45.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID4873AB
- DECIMAL ID4748203
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
