Information about #4996BF color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#4996BF falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(73, 150, 191) — 28.6% red, 58.8% green, 74.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 46 / 16 / 0 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid azure, #4996BF carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Hemisphere (#4E93BA). Slightly further away sit Silk Blue (#488AC7) and Monge Blue (#4D8DB2).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(73, 150, 191)), which gives #4996BF its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #4996BF: 6.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for white. No one has named #4996BF so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#4996BF color variations

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

#4996BF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#4996BF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#4996BF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#4996BF 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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#4996BF 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 #4996BF

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

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Monge Blue color link
Monge Blue

#4D8DB2

Celestial Blue color link
Celestial Blue

#4997D0

Boston Blue color link
Boston Blue

#3B91B4

Toto color link
Toto

#519DAF

Cool Blue color link
Cool Blue

#4984B8

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

Cyan Blue Azure color link
Cyan Blue Azure

#4682BF

Subzero color link
Subzero

#5B8DBD

Endorphin color link
Endorphin

#4190AD

Float color link
Float

#4C81C3

#4996BF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4996BF
  • RGB73, 150, 191
  • CMYK46, 16, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(73, 150, 191)
  • HSL201°, 48%, 52%
  • HSL Precise200.847°, 47.967%, 51.765%
  • HSV201°, 62%, 75%
  • HSB201°, 62%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.588, 0.749)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.588, 0.749, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.588, 0.749)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID4996BF
  • DECIMAL ID4822719
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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