Information about #4C56AF color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #4C56AF is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(76, 86, 175) — 29.8% red, 33.7% green, 68.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 39 / 35 / 0 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced deep-sea blue, #4C56AF feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Gypsy Queen (#4E56AC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Moderate Phthalo Blue (#4A55A8) and Liberty (#545AA7).

The recipe behind #4C56AF is rgb(76, 86, 175), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #4C56AF background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.4:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#4C56AF color variations

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#4C56AF 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 #4C56AF

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#4C56AF
  • RGB76, 86, 175
  • CMYK39, 35, 0, 31
  • CSSrgb(76, 86, 175)
  • HSL234°, 39%, 49%
  • HSL Precise233.939°, 39.442%, 49.216%
  • HSV234°, 57%, 69%
  • HSB234°, 57%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • GLSLvec3(0.298, 0.337, 0.686)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.298, 0.337, 0.686, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.298, 0.337, 0.686)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID4C56AF
  • DECIMAL ID5002927
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01