Information about #4C8ABA color

#4C8ABA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4C8ABA falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(76, 138, 186) — 29.8% red, 54.1% green, 72.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 43 / 19 / 0 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#4C8ABA 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 practically indistinguishable from Cool Blue (#4984B8). Slightly further away sit Monge Blue (#4D8DB2) and Hemisphere (#4E93BA).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(76, 138, 186)), which gives #4C8ABA its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4C8ABA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4C8ABA color variations

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

#4C8ABA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#4C8ABA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#3A6E95

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#2B5270

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#1D374A

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#0E1B25

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Black

#000000

#4C8ABA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#5587AD

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#5F85A2

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#6A8396

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#74818B

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Grey

#808080

#4C8ABA 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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#4BB5B9

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#4C8ABA 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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#B97B4B
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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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#B9B24B
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#B94B52
#B94B52

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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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#4BB9B2
#4BB9B2

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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
#4C8ABA
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#B94B89
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#89B94B
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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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#7B4BB9
#7B4BB9

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#B97B4B
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#89B94B
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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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#B24BB9
#B24BB9

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#B97B4B
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#52B94B
#52B94B

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Nearest named colors to #4C8ABA

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

Cool Blue color link
Cool Blue

#4984B8

Monge Blue color link
Monge Blue

#4D8DB2

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Cyan Azure color link
Cyan Azure

#4E82B4

Cyan Blue Azure color link
Cyan Blue Azure

#4682BF

Steel Blue color link
Steel Blue

#4682B4

Float color link
Float

#4C81C3

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Havelock Blue color link
Havelock Blue

#5784C1

Subzero color link
Subzero

#5B8DBD

Sports Star color link
Sports Star

#3D85B8

Danube color link
Danube

#5B89C0

#4C8ABA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4C8ABA
  • RGB76, 138, 186
  • CMYK43, 19, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(76, 138, 186)
  • HSL206°, 44%, 51%
  • HSL Precise206.182°, 44.355%, 51.373%
  • HSV206°, 59%, 73%
  • HSB206°, 59%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.298, 0.541, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.298, 0.541, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.298, 0.541, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID4C8ABA
  • DECIMAL ID5016250
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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