Information about #4A4D5E color

#4A4D5E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4A4D5E falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(74, 77, 94) — 29% red, 30.2% green, 36.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 8 / 7 / 0 / 63. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#4A4D5E is a softly toned deep-sea blue that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Abbey (#4C4F56). Slightly further away sit Mulled Wine (#524D5B) and Jimmy Dean (#51535D).

In RGB terms — rgb(74, 77, 94) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4A4D5E: 8.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:63) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#4A4D5E color variations

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

#4A4D5E 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 #4A4D5E

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

Abbey color link
Abbey

#4C4F56

Mulled Wine color link
Mulled Wine

#524D5B

Jimmy Dean color link
Jimmy Dean

#51535D

Frances Navy color link
Frances Navy

#42485F

Trout color link
Trout

#4C5356

HEX color link
HEX

#484558

Compass color link
Compass

#4B5761

Balderdash color link
Balderdash

#465659

Jetsetter color link
Jetsetter

#40505A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4A4D5E
  • RGB74, 77, 94
  • CMYK8, 7, 0, 63
  • CSSrgb(74, 77, 94)
  • HSL231°, 12%, 33%
  • HSL Precise231°, 11.905%, 32.941%
  • HSV231°, 21%, 37%
  • HSB231°, 21%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.302
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.290, 0.302, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.290, 0.302, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.290, 0.302, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB30.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4A4D5E
  • DECIMAL ID4869470
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01