Information about #4E748E color
Basic facts about this digital color
#4E748E presents itself as a softly balanced steel-blue azure — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Norwester (#48798A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Antique Blue (#4E7B96) and Wedgewood (#4C6B88).
The recipe behind #4E748E is rgb(78, 116, 142), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #4E748E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#4E748E color variations
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#4E748E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#4E748E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#4E748E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#4E748E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#4E748E 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #4E748E color
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Nearest named colors to #4E748E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#48798A
#4E7B96
#4C6B88
#44798E
#576D8E
#4F698B
#55698B
#536893
#4E6E81
#5B6E91
#596A8B
#597499
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#4E748E
- RGB78, 116, 142
- CMYK25, 10, 0, 44
- CSSrgb(78, 116, 142)
- HSL204°, 29%, 43%
- HSL Precise204.375°, 29.091%, 43.137%
- HSV204°, 45%, 56%
- HSB204°, 45%, 56%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.306
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
- GLSLvec3(0.306, 0.455, 0.557)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.306, 0.455, 0.557, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.306, 0.455, 0.557)
- Percentage of Red in RGB30.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID4E748E
- DECIMAL ID5141646
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
