Information about #499CBA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#499CBA falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(73, 156, 186) — 28.6% red, 61.2% green, 72.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 44 / 12 / 0 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid azure, #499CBA carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Hemisphere (#4E93BA). Slightly further away sit Toto (#519DAF) and Aquarius (#43A8C5).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(73, 156, 186)), which gives #499CBA its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. #499CBA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#499CBA color variations

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

#499CBA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#499CBA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#499CBA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#499CBA 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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#499CBA 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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#BAA04A
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#BA4A64
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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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#BA4A9C
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#9CBA4A
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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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#684ABA
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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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#A04ABA
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#BA684A
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#64BA4A
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Nearest named colors to #499CBA

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

Toto color link
Toto

#519DAF

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

Monge Blue color link
Monge Blue

#4D8DB2

Moderate Arctic Blue color link
Moderate Arctic Blue

#4A9CA8

Such Fun color link
Such Fun

#489EA8

Boston Blue color link
Boston Blue

#3B91B4

Endorphin color link
Endorphin

#4190AD

Homebox Blue color link
Homebox Blue

#36A2B9

Moonstone color link
Moonstone

#3AA8C1

Moderate Cerulean color link
Moderate Cerulean

#4A91A8

Soft Teal color link
Soft Teal

#44A9AA

#499CBA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#499CBA
  • RGB73, 156, 186
  • CMYK44, 12, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(73, 156, 186)
  • HSL196°, 45%, 51%
  • HSL Precise195.929°, 45.02%, 50.784%
  • HSV196°, 61%, 73%
  • HSB196°, 61%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.612, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.612, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.612, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID499CBA
  • DECIMAL ID4824250
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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