Information about #4B697B color

#4B697B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4B697B falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(75, 105, 123) — 29.4% red, 41.2% green, 48.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 19 / 7 / 0 / 52. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned steel-blue azure, #4B697B 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 Bismark (#486C7A). Slightly further away sit Seachange (#4E6E81) and Dark Electric Blue (#536878).

The recipe behind #4B697B is rgb(75, 105, 123), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4B697B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4B697B color variations

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

#4B697B 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 #4B697B

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

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Rustic Blue color link
Rustic Blue

#525D80

Beetle Green color link
Beetle Green

#4C787E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4B697B
  • RGB75, 105, 123
  • CMYK19, 7, 0, 52
  • CSSrgb(75, 105, 123)
  • HSL203°, 24%, 39%
  • HSL Precise202.5°, 24.242%, 38.824%
  • HSV203°, 39%, 48%
  • HSB203°, 39%, 48%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • GLSLvec3(0.294, 0.412, 0.482)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.294, 0.412, 0.482, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.294, 0.412, 0.482)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4B697B
  • DECIMAL ID4942203
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01