Information about #49556E color

#49556E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #49556E belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(73, 85, 110) — 28.6% red, 33.3% green, 43.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 15 / 10 / 0 / 57. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #49556E reads as a calm, restrained steel-blue azure and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Vintage Indigo (#4A556B). Nearby in the Register you will also find East Bay (#47526E) and Independence (#4C516D).

The recipe behind #49556E is rgb(73, 85, 110), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #49556E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.8:1. #49556E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#49556E color variations

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

#49556E 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 #49556E

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

Independence color link
Independence

#4C516D

Dalek color link
Dalek

#475769

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

Quayside color link
Quayside

#424F71

Chambray color link
Chambray

#475877

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

Night Moves color link
Night Moves

#454C73

Haast Shale color link
Haast Shale

#515664

Fiord color link
Fiord

#4B5A62

Compass color link
Compass

#4B5761

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#49556E
  • RGB73, 85, 110
  • CMYK15, 10, 0, 57
  • CSSrgb(73, 85, 110)
  • HSL221°, 20%, 36%
  • HSL Precise220.541°, 20.219%, 35.882%
  • HSV221°, 34%, 43%
  • HSB221°, 34%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.333, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.333, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.333, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID49556E
  • DECIMAL ID4805998
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01