Information about #4E4E79 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#4E4E79 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(78, 78, 121) — 30.6% red, 30.6% green, 47.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 17 / 17 / 0 / 53. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned classic blue, #4E4E79 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Purple Navy (#4E5180). Slightly further away sit Enigma (#515072) and Hendrix (#4C567C).

The recipe behind #4E4E79 is rgb(78, 78, 121), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4E4E79: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#4E4E79 color variations

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

#4E4E79 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#4E4E79 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#4E4E79 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#4E4E79 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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#4E4E79 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 #4E4E79

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

Purple Navy color link
Purple Navy

#4E5180

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

Hendrix color link
Hendrix

#4C567C

Dusk color link
Dusk

#4E5481

Night Moves color link
Night Moves

#454C73

Chambray color link
Chambray

#475877

Independence color link
Independence

#4C516D

Safflower color link
Safflower

#5A4F74

East Bay color link
East Bay

#47526E

Quayside color link
Quayside

#424F71

Cyber Grape color link
Cyber Grape

#58427C

Magik color link
Magik

#3E4C7A

#4E4E79 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4E4E79
  • RGB78, 78, 121
  • CMYK17, 17, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(78, 78, 121)
  • HSL240°, 22%, 39%
  • HSL Precise240°, 21.608%, 39.02%
  • HSV240°, 36%, 47%
  • HSB240°, 36%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.306, 0.306, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.306, 0.306, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.306, 0.306, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4E4E79
  • DECIMAL ID5131897
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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