Information about #4B81AA color

#4B81AA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4B81AA falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(75, 129, 170) — 29.4% red, 50.6% green, 66.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 37 / 16 / 0 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#4B81AA presents itself as a moderately toned steel-blue azure — one 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 a hair away from Moderate Cornflower Blue (#4A85A8). Slightly further away sit Moderate Azure (#4A79A8) and Cyan Azure (#4E82B4).

In RGB terms — rgb(75, 129, 170) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4B81AA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4B81AA color variations

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#4B81AA 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 #4B81AA

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4B81AA
  • RGB75, 129, 170
  • CMYK37, 16, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(75, 129, 170)
  • HSL206°, 39%, 48%
  • HSL Precise205.895°, 38.776%, 48.039%
  • HSV206°, 56%, 67%
  • HSB206°, 56%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.294, 0.506, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.294, 0.506, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.294, 0.506, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID4B81AA
  • DECIMAL ID4948394
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01