Information about #499FCA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #499FCA belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(73, 159, 202) — 28.6% red, 62.4% green, 79.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 51 / 17 / 0 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #499FCA reads as a pleasantly vivid sky-leaning 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 almost identical to Celestial Blue (#4997D0). Slightly further away sit Aquarius (#43A8C5) and Maximum Blue (#47ABCC).

The recipe behind #499FCA is rgb(73, 159, 202), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #499FCA: 7.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for white. No one has named #499FCA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#499FCA color variations

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#499FCA 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 #499FCA

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

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Snap color link
Snap

#5BA0D0

Moonstone color link
Moonstone

#3AA8C1

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Titans Blue color link
Titans Blue

#4B92DB

Peacock color link
Peacock

#33A1C9

#499FCA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#499FCA
  • RGB73, 159, 202
  • CMYK51, 17, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(73, 159, 202)
  • HSL200°, 55%, 54%
  • HSL Precise200°, 54.894%, 53.922%
  • HSV200°, 64%, 79%
  • HSB200°, 64%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.624, 0.792)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.624, 0.792, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.624, 0.792)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID499FCA
  • DECIMAL ID4825034
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01