Information about #4498C5 color

#4498C5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4498C5 falls into the Azure Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(68, 152, 197) — 26.7% red, 59.6% green, 77.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 51 / 18 / 0 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#4498C5 is a clearly saturated sky-leaning azure that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Celestial Blue (#4997D0). Slightly further away sit Silk Blue (#488AC7) and Hemisphere (#4E93BA).

The recipe behind #4498C5 is rgb(68, 152, 197), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4498C5 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4498C5 color variations

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

#4498C5 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 #4498C5

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

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

Moonstone color link
Moonstone

#3AA8C1

Peacock color link
Peacock

#33A1C9

Boston Blue color link
Boston Blue

#3B91B4

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Homebox Blue color link
Homebox Blue

#36A2B9

Blue Ivy color link
Blue Ivy

#3090C7

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4498C5
  • RGB68, 152, 197
  • CMYK51, 18, 0, 23
  • CSSrgb(68, 152, 197)
  • HSL201°, 53%, 52%
  • HSL Precise200.93°, 52.653%, 51.961%
  • HSV201°, 65%, 77%
  • HSB201°, 65%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.267
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • GLSLvec3(0.267, 0.596, 0.773)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.267, 0.596, 0.773, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.267, 0.596, 0.773)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB26.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.3%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID4498C5
  • DECIMAL ID4495557
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01