Information about #4F81BA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #4F81BA belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(79, 129, 186) (31% red, 50.6% green, 72.9% blue), or CMYK 42 / 22 / 0 / 27 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#4F81BA presents itself as a confidently colored steel-blue azure — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Cyan Azure (#4E82B4). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cool Blue (#4984B8) and Float (#4C81C3).

The recipe behind #4F81BA is rgb(79, 129, 186), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #4F81BA: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4F81BA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4F81BA color variations

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

#4F81BA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#4F81BA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#4F81BA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#4F81BA 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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#4F81BA 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 #4F81BA

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

Cyan Azure color link
Cyan Azure

#4E82B4

Cool Blue color link
Cool Blue

#4984B8

Float color link
Float

#4C81C3

Cyan Blue Azure color link
Cyan Blue Azure

#4682BF

Steel Blue color link
Steel Blue

#4682B4

Havelock Blue color link
Havelock Blue

#5784C1

Off Blue color link
Off Blue

#5684AE

Monge Blue color link
Monge Blue

#4D8DB2

Danube color link
Danube

#5B89C0

Silver Lake Blue color link
Silver Lake Blue

#5D89BA

Subzero color link
Subzero

#5B8DBD

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

#4F81BA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4F81BA
  • RGB79, 129, 186
  • CMYK42, 22, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(79, 129, 186)
  • HSL212°, 44%, 52%
  • HSL Precise211.963°, 43.673%, 51.961%
  • HSV212°, 58%, 73%
  • HSB212°, 58%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.310, 0.506, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.310, 0.506, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.310, 0.506, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID4F81BA
  • DECIMAL ID5210554
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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