Information about #4B5D8B color

#4B5D8B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4B5D8B falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(75, 93, 139) — 29.4% red, 36.5% green, 54.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 25 / 18 / 0 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #4B5D8B reads as a moderately toned sky-leaning azure and carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 a near neighbor of Dusky Blue (#475F94). Slightly further away sit Twilight (#4E518B) and Quantum Leap (#4F698B).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(75, 93, 139)), which gives #4B5D8B its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4B5D8B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4B5D8B color variations

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

#4B5D8B 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 #4B5D8B

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

Dusky Blue color link
Dusky Blue

#475F94

Twilight color link
Twilight

#4E518B

Quantum Leap color link
Quantum Leap

#4F698B

Rustic Blue color link
Rustic Blue

#525D80

Dusk color link
Dusk

#4E5481

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

Breakwater color link
Breakwater

#536893

Purple Navy color link
Purple Navy

#4E5180

Hendrix color link
Hendrix

#4C567C

Governor Bay color link
Governor Bay

#51559B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4B5D8B
  • RGB75, 93, 139
  • CMYK25, 18, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(75, 93, 139)
  • HSL223°, 30%, 42%
  • HSL Precise223.125°, 29.907%, 41.961%
  • HSV223°, 46%, 55%
  • HSB223°, 46%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.294, 0.365, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.294, 0.365, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.294, 0.365, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID4B5D8B
  • DECIMAL ID4939147
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01