Information about #4978BC color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #4978BC belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(73, 120, 188) — 28.6% red, 47.1% green, 73.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 45 / 27 / 0 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #4978BC reads as a clearly saturated steel-blue azure and carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 just a few steps away from Cyan Blue Azure (#4682BF). Slightly further away sit Float (#4C81C3) and Kasper Blue (#4072B7).

In RGB terms — rgb(73, 120, 188) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #4978BC: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#4978BC color variations

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

#4978BC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#4978BC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#4978BC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#4978BC 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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#4978BC 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 #4978BC

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

Cyan Blue Azure color link
Cyan Blue Azure

#4682BF

Float color link
Float

#4C81C3

Kasper Blue color link
Kasper Blue

#4072B7

Skydiver color link
Skydiver

#4677C8

Cool Blue color link
Cool Blue

#4984B8

Onetta Blue color link
Onetta Blue

#4070B8

Steel Blue color link
Steel Blue

#4682B4

Cyan Azure color link
Cyan Azure

#4E82B4

Quantum color link
Quantum

#4A6CB4

Anchor color link
Anchor

#526DB2

Sports Star color link
Sports Star

#3D85B8

Havelock Blue color link
Havelock Blue

#5784C1

#4978BC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4978BC
  • RGB73, 120, 188
  • CMYK45, 27, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(73, 120, 188)
  • HSL215°, 46%, 51%
  • HSL Precise215.478°, 46.185%, 51.176%
  • HSV215°, 61%, 74%
  • HSB215°, 61%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.471, 0.737)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.471, 0.737, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.471, 0.737)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID4978BC
  • DECIMAL ID4815036
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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