Information about #4B4A68 color

#4B4A68 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4B4A68 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(75, 74, 104) — 29.4% red, 29% green, 40.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 12 / 0 / 59. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned deep-sea blue, #4B4A68 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Independence (#4C516D). Slightly further away sit East Bay (#47526E) and Vintage Indigo (#4A556B).

The recipe behind #4B4A68 is rgb(75, 74, 104), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 8.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4B4A68 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4B4A68 color variations

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#4B4A68 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 #4B4A68

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

Independence color link
Independence

#4C516D

East Bay color link
East Bay

#47526E

Night Moves color link
Night Moves

#454C73

Frances Navy color link
Frances Navy

#42485F

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

Dalek color link
Dalek

#475769

Quayside color link
Quayside

#424F71

Haast Shale color link
Haast Shale

#515664

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

Compass color link
Compass

#4B5761

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4B4A68
  • RGB75, 74, 104
  • CMYK11, 12, 0, 59
  • CSSrgb(75, 74, 104)
  • HSL242°, 17%, 35%
  • HSL Precise242°, 16.854%, 34.902%
  • HSV242°, 29%, 41%
  • HSB242°, 29%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • GLSLvec3(0.294, 0.290, 0.408)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.294, 0.290, 0.408, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.294, 0.290, 0.408)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40.8%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4B4A68
  • DECIMAL ID4934248
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01