Information about #4B81AB color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#4B81AB falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(75, 129, 171) — 29.4% red, 50.6% green, 67.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 38 / 16 / 0 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#4B81AB is a moderately toned sky-leaning azure that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Moderate Cornflower Blue (#4A85A8). Slightly further away sit Moderate Azure (#4A79A8) and Cyan Azure (#4E82B4).

The recipe behind #4B81AB is rgb(75, 129, 171), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #4B81AB: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#4B81AB color variations

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

#4B81AB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#4B81AB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#4B81AB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#4B81AB color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#4B81AB 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #4B81AB

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

Moderate Cornflower Blue color link
Moderate Cornflower Blue

#4A85A8

Moderate Azure color link
Moderate Azure

#4A79A8

Cyan Azure color link
Cyan Azure

#4E82B4

Steel Blue color link
Steel Blue

#4682B4

Off Blue color link
Off Blue

#5684AE

Cool Blue color link
Cool Blue

#4984B8

Monge Blue color link
Monge Blue

#4D8DB2

Dusty Blue color link
Dusty Blue

#5A86AD

Blue Yonder color link
Blue Yonder

#5072A7

Moderate Cerulean color link
Moderate Cerulean

#4A91A8

Stormy Blue color link
Stormy Blue

#507B9C

Endorphin color link
Endorphin

#4190AD

#4B81AB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4B81AB
  • RGB75, 129, 171
  • CMYK38, 16, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(75, 129, 171)
  • HSL206°, 39%, 48%
  • HSL Precise206.25°, 39.024%, 48.235%
  • 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)0.671
  • GLSLvec3(0.294, 0.506, 0.671)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.294, 0.506, 0.671, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.294, 0.506, 0.671)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID4B81AB
  • DECIMAL ID4948395
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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