Information about #4A79DF color

#4A79DF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4A79DF falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(74, 121, 223) — 29% red, 47.5% green, 87.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 58 / 40 / 0 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored steel-blue azure, #4A79DF carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Brett-and-Dylan (#4E76E5). Slightly further away sit Brilliant Sapphire Blue (#5177E7) and Marge Hair Blue (#4872D3).

In RGB terms — rgb(74, 121, 223) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #4A79DF: 5.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#4A79DF color variations

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

#4A79DF 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 #4A79DF

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4A79DF
  • RGB74, 121, 223
  • CMYK58, 40, 0, 13
  • CSSrgb(74, 121, 223)
  • HSL221°, 70%, 58%
  • HSL Precise221.074°, 69.953%, 58.235%
  • HSV221°, 67%, 87%
  • HSB221°, 67%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • GLSLvec3(0.290, 0.475, 0.875)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.290, 0.475, 0.875, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.290, 0.475, 0.875)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB87.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID4A79DF
  • DECIMAL ID4880863
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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