Information about #4B79B9 color

#4B79B9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4B79B9 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(75, 121, 185) — 29.4% red, 47.5% green, 72.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 43 / 25 / 0 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#4B79B9 is a clearly saturated sky-leaning azure that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Cyan Azure (#4E82B4). Slightly further away sit Cool Blue (#4984B8) and Steel Blue (#4682B4).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(75, 121, 185)), which gives #4B79B9 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 4.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4B79B9 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4B79B9 color variations

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

#4B79B9 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 #4B79B9

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

Cyan Azure color link
Cyan Azure

#4E82B4

Cool Blue color link
Cool Blue

#4984B8

Steel Blue color link
Steel Blue

#4682B4

Float color link
Float

#4C81C3

Kasper Blue color link
Kasper Blue

#4072B7

Quantum color link
Quantum

#4A6CB4

Onetta Blue color link
Onetta Blue

#4070B8

Anchor color link
Anchor

#526DB2

Skydiver color link
Skydiver

#4677C8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4B79B9
  • RGB75, 121, 185
  • CMYK43, 25, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(75, 121, 185)
  • HSL215°, 44%, 51%
  • HSL Precise214.909°, 44%, 50.98%
  • HSV215°, 59%, 73%
  • HSB215°, 59%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • GLSLvec3(0.294, 0.475, 0.725)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.294, 0.475, 0.725, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.294, 0.475, 0.725)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID4B79B9
  • DECIMAL ID4946361
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01