Information about #4E6F87 color

#4E6F87 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4E6F87 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(78, 111, 135) — 30.6% red, 43.5% green, 52.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 22 / 9 / 0 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned steel-blue azure, #4E6F87 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 almost identical to Wedgewood (#4C6B88). Slightly further away sit Seachange (#4E6E81) and Quantum Leap (#4F698B).

In RGB terms — rgb(78, 111, 135) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4E6F87 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4E6F87 color variations

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

#4E6F87 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 #4E6F87

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

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Quantum Leap color link
Quantum Leap

#4F698B

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

Kashmir Blue color link
Kashmir Blue

#576D8E

Norwester color link
Norwester

#48798A

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Beetle Green color link
Beetle Green

#4C787E

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Breakwater color link
Breakwater

#536893

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4E6F87
  • RGB78, 111, 135
  • CMYK22, 9, 0, 47
  • CSSrgb(78, 111, 135)
  • HSL205°, 27%, 42%
  • HSL Precise205.263°, 26.761%, 41.765%
  • HSV205°, 42%, 53%
  • HSB205°, 42%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • GLSLvec3(0.306, 0.435, 0.529)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.306, 0.435, 0.529, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.306, 0.435, 0.529)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID4E6F87
  • DECIMAL ID5140359
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01