Information about #499DBC color

#499DBC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#499DBC falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(73, 157, 188) — 28.6% red, 61.6% green, 73.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 45 / 12 / 0 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #499DBC reads as a confidently colored steel-blue azure and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Hemisphere (#4E93BA). Nearby in the Register you will also find Toto (#519DAF) and Aquarius (#43A8C5).

The recipe behind #499DBC is rgb(73, 157, 188), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. No one has named #499DBC so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#499DBC color variations

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

#499DBC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#499DBC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#499DBC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#499DBC 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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#499DBC 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 #499DBC

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

Moonstone color link
Moonstone

#3AA8C1

Monge Blue color link
Monge Blue

#4D8DB2

Homebox Blue color link
Homebox Blue

#36A2B9

Such Fun color link
Such Fun

#489EA8

Moderate Arctic Blue color link
Moderate Arctic Blue

#4A9CA8

Boston Blue color link
Boston Blue

#3B91B4

Celestial Blue color link
Celestial Blue

#4997D0

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Endorphin color link
Endorphin

#4190AD

#499DBC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#499DBC color image #499DBC color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#499DBC
  • RGB73, 157, 188
  • CMYK45, 12, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(73, 157, 188)
  • HSL196°, 46%, 51%
  • HSL Precise196.174°, 46.185%, 51.176%
  • HSV196°, 61%, 74%
  • HSB196°, 61%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.616, 0.737)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.616, 0.737, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.616, 0.737)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID499DBC
  • DECIMAL ID4824508
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited303 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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