Information about #4A5B87 color

#4A5B87 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4A5B87 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(74, 91, 135) — 29% red, 35.7% green, 52.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 24 / 17 / 0 / 47. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#4A5B87 is a softly balanced steel-blue azure that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Dusk (#4E5481). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rustic Blue (#525D80) and Twilight (#4E518B).

In RGB terms — rgb(74, 91, 135) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4A5B87: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4A5B87 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4A5B87 color variations

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

#4A5B87 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 #4A5B87

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

Dusk color link
Dusk

#4E5481

Rustic Blue color link
Rustic Blue

#525D80

Twilight color link
Twilight

#4E518B

Hendrix color link
Hendrix

#4C567C

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Purple Navy color link
Purple Navy

#4E5180

Dusky Blue color link
Dusky Blue

#475F94

Quantum Leap color link
Quantum Leap

#4F698B

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Chambray color link
Chambray

#475877

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

Wavelength color link
Wavelength

#3C6886

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4A5B87
  • RGB74, 91, 135
  • CMYK24, 17, 0, 47
  • CSSrgb(74, 91, 135)
  • HSL223°, 29%, 41%
  • HSL Precise223.279°, 29.187%, 40.98%
  • HSV223°, 45%, 53%
  • HSB223°, 45%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • GLSLvec3(0.290, 0.357, 0.529)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.290, 0.357, 0.529, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.290, 0.357, 0.529)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID4A5B87
  • DECIMAL ID4873095
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01