Information about #4C5987 color

#4C5987 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4C5987 falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(76, 89, 135) — 29.8% red, 34.9% green, 52.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 23 / 18 / 0 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #4C5987 reads as a moderately toned classic blue and carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 a hair away from Dusk (#4E5481). Slightly further away sit Twilight (#4E518B) and Rustic Blue (#525D80).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(76, 89, 135)), which gives #4C5987 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4C5987 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4C5987 color variations

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

#4C5987 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 #4C5987

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

Dusk color link
Dusk

#4E5481

Twilight color link
Twilight

#4E518B

Rustic Blue color link
Rustic Blue

#525D80

Purple Navy color link
Purple Navy

#4E5180

Hendrix color link
Hendrix

#4C567C

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Dusky Blue color link
Dusky Blue

#475F94

Quantum Leap color link
Quantum Leap

#4F698B

Chambray color link
Chambray

#475877

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

Breakwater color link
Breakwater

#536893

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4C5987
  • RGB76, 89, 135
  • CMYK23, 18, 0, 47
  • CSSrgb(76, 89, 135)
  • HSL227°, 28%, 41%
  • HSL Precise226.78°, 27.962%, 41.373%
  • HSV227°, 44%, 53%
  • HSB227°, 44%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • GLSLvec3(0.298, 0.349, 0.529)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.298, 0.349, 0.529, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.298, 0.349, 0.529)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID4C5987
  • DECIMAL ID5003655
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01