Information about #4A537C color

#4A537C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4A537C falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(74, 83, 124) — 29% red, 32.5% green, 48.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 16 / 0 / 51. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#4A537C is a mildly saturated 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 Hendrix (#4C567C). Slightly further away sit Purple Navy (#4E5180) and Dusk (#4E5481).

In RGB terms — rgb(74, 83, 124) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4A537C: 7.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for black. No one has named #4A537C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#4A537C color variations

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#4A537C 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 #4A537C

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

Hendrix color link
Hendrix

#4C567C

Purple Navy color link
Purple Navy

#4E5180

Dusk color link
Dusk

#4E5481

Chambray color link
Chambray

#475877

Night Moves color link
Night Moves

#454C73

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

Rustic Blue color link
Rustic Blue

#525D80

Magik color link
Magik

#3E4C7A

Quayside color link
Quayside

#424F71

East Bay color link
East Bay

#47526E

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Takaka color link
Takaka

#3D4D78

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4A537C
  • RGB74, 83, 124
  • CMYK20, 16, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(74, 83, 124)
  • HSL229°, 25%, 39%
  • HSL Precise229.2°, 25.253%, 38.824%
  • HSV229°, 40%, 49%
  • HSB229°, 40%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • GLSLvec3(0.290, 0.325, 0.486)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.290, 0.325, 0.486, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.290, 0.325, 0.486)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.6%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4A537C
  • DECIMAL ID4871036
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01