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Information about Moderate Blue color

#4A4AA8 - Moderate Blue color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4A4AA8, known as "Moderate Blue", falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(74, 74, 168) — 29% red, 29% green, 65.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 37 / 37 / 0 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#4A4AA8 is a moderately toned deep-sea blue that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Moderate Phthalo Blue (#4A55A8). Slightly further away sit Moderate Persian Blue (#554AA8) and Gypsy Queen (#4E56AC).

In RGB terms — rgb(74, 74, 168) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.8:1. The name "Moderate Blue" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Moderate Blue color variations

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

Moderate Blue color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Moderate Blue

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White

#FFFFFF

Moderate Blue color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Moderate Blue

#4A4AA8
#3A3A85

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#2B2B63

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#1D1D42

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Black

#000000

Moderate Blue color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Moderate Blue

#4A4AA8
#53539F

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#5E5E97

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#69698F

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Grey

#808080

Moderate Blue 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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Moderate Blue

#4A4AA8
#496EA6

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Moderate Blue 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
#4A4AA8
Moderate Blue

#4A4AA8

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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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Moderate Blue

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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
#4A4AA8
Moderate Blue

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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
#4A4AA8
Moderate Blue

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#49A749
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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 Moderate Blue

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Moderate Phthalo Blue color link
Moderate Phthalo Blue

#4A55A8

Moderate Persian Blue color link
Moderate Persian Blue

#554AA8

Gypsy Queen color link
Gypsy Queen

#4E56AC

Ocean Blue color link
Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

Governor Bay color link
Governor Bay

#51559B

Plump Purple color link
Plump Purple

#5946B2

Liberty color link
Liberty

#545AA7

Blueberry color link
Blueberry

#464196

Moderate Sapphire Blue color link
Moderate Sapphire Blue

#4A61A8

Moderate Indigo color link
Moderate Indigo

#614AA8

Victoria color link
Victoria

#534491

Ebullient Blue color link
Ebullient Blue

#36529A

Moderate Blue color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#4A4AA8 - Moderate Blue color image Moderate Blue color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
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#4A4AA8 - Moderate Blue color image Moderate Blue color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4A4AA8
  • RGB74, 74, 168
  • CMYK37, 37, 0, 34
  • CSSrgb(74, 74, 168)
  • HSL240°, 39%, 47%
  • HSL Precise240°, 38.843%, 47.451%
  • HSV240°, 56%, 66%
  • HSB240°, 56%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • GLSLvec3(0.290, 0.290, 0.659)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.290, 0.290, 0.659, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.290, 0.290, 0.659)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID4A4AA8
  • DECIMAL ID4868776
  • Name Length13
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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