Information about #4E79CB color

#4E79CB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #4E79CB is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(78, 121, 203) — 30.6% red, 47.5% green, 79.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 49 / 32 / 0 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored steel-blue azure, #4E79CB sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Skydiver (#4677C8). Nearby in the Register you will also find Float (#4C81C3) and Marge Hair Blue (#4872D3).

In RGB terms — rgb(78, 121, 203) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #4E79CB background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 4.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.3:1. #4E79CB has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#4E79CB color variations

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

#4E79CB 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 #4E79CB

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

Skydiver color link
Skydiver

#4677C8

Float color link
Float

#4C81C3

Han Blue color link
Han Blue

#446CCF

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Cool Blue color link
Cool Blue

#4984B8

Danube color link
Danube

#5B89C0

Cyan Azure color link
Cyan Azure

#4E82B4

Savoy Blue color link
Savoy Blue

#4B61D1

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4E79CB
  • RGB78, 121, 203
  • CMYK49, 32, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(78, 121, 203)
  • HSL219°, 55%, 55%
  • HSL Precise219.36°, 54.585%, 55.098%
  • HSV219°, 62%, 80%
  • HSB219°, 62%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • GLSLvec3(0.306, 0.475, 0.796)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.306, 0.475, 0.796, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.306, 0.475, 0.796)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID4E79CB
  • DECIMAL ID5142987
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01