Information about #48748B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#48748B falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(72, 116, 139) — 28.2% red, 45.5% green, 54.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 26 / 9 / 0 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned sky-leaning azure, #48748B feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Norwester (#48798A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Jelly Bean Blue (#44798E) and Wedgewood (#4C6B88).

The recipe behind #48748B is rgb(72, 116, 139), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #48748B: 5.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for black. #48748B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#48748B color variations

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

#48748B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#48748B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#48748B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#48748B 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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#48748B 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 #48748B

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

Norwester color link
Norwester

#48798A

Jelly Bean Blue color link
Jelly Bean Blue

#44798E

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Calypso color link
Calypso

#3D7188

Quantum Leap color link
Quantum Leap

#4F698B

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Paradiso color link
Paradiso

#488084

Beetle Green color link
Beetle Green

#4C787E

Queen Blue color link
Queen Blue

#436B95

Antique Blue color link
Antique Blue

#4E7B96

Kashmir Blue color link
Kashmir Blue

#576D8E

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

#48748B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#48748B
  • RGB72, 116, 139
  • CMYK26, 9, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(72, 116, 139)
  • HSL201°, 32%, 41%
  • HSL Precise200.597°, 31.754%, 41.373%
  • HSV201°, 48%, 55%
  • HSB201°, 48%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.455, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.455, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.455, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID48748B
  • DECIMAL ID4748427
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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