Information about #49698E color

#49698E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #49698E belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(73, 105, 142) — 28.6% red, 41.2% green, 55.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 27 / 15 / 0 / 44. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #49698E reads as a mildly saturated azure and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. 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 Quantum Leap (#4F698B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Wedgewood (#4C6B88) and Queen Blue (#436B95).

In RGB terms — rgb(73, 105, 142) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #49698E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.7:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #49698E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#49698E color variations

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

#49698E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#49698E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#49698E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#49698E 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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#49698E 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 #49698E

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

Quantum Leap color link
Quantum Leap

#4F698B

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Queen Blue color link
Queen Blue

#436B95

Breakwater color link
Breakwater

#536893

Dusky Blue color link
Dusky Blue

#475F94

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

Kashmir Blue color link
Kashmir Blue

#576D8E

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Wavelength color link
Wavelength

#3C6886

Calypso color link
Calypso

#3D7188

San Marino color link
San Marino

#4E6C9D

Kingfisher Blue color link
Kingfisher Blue

#596A8B

#49698E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#49698E
  • RGB73, 105, 142
  • CMYK27, 15, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(73, 105, 142)
  • HSL212°, 32%, 42%
  • HSL Precise212.174°, 32.093%, 42.157%
  • HSV212°, 49%, 56%
  • HSB212°, 49%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.412, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.412, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.412, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID49698E
  • DECIMAL ID4811150
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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