Information about #4A6E8D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#4A6E8D falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(74, 110, 141) — 29% red, 43.1% green, 55.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 26 / 12 / 0 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated azure, #4A6E8D carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Wedgewood (#4C6B88). Slightly further away sit Quantum Leap (#4F698B) and Queen Blue (#436B95).

In RGB terms — rgb(74, 110, 141) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4A6E8D: 5.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.9:1 for black. No one has named #4A6E8D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#4A6E8D color variations

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

#4A6E8D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#4A6E8D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#4A6E8D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#4A6E8D 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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#4A6E8D 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 #4A6E8D

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

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Quantum Leap color link
Quantum Leap

#4F698B

Queen Blue color link
Queen Blue

#436B95

Norwester color link
Norwester

#48798A

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

Breakwater color link
Breakwater

#536893

Jelly Bean Blue color link
Jelly Bean Blue

#44798E

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Kashmir Blue color link
Kashmir Blue

#576D8E

Calypso color link
Calypso

#3D7188

Kingfisher Blue color link
Kingfisher Blue

#596A8B

Antique Blue color link
Antique Blue

#4E7B96

#4A6E8D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4A6E8D
  • RGB74, 110, 141
  • CMYK26, 12, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(74, 110, 141)
  • HSL208°, 31%, 42%
  • HSL Precise207.761°, 31.163%, 42.157%
  • HSV208°, 48%, 55%
  • HSB208°, 48%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • GLSLvec3(0.290, 0.431, 0.553)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.290, 0.431, 0.553, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.290, 0.431, 0.553)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID4A6E8D
  • DECIMAL ID4877965
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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