Information about #4A90BF color

#4A90BF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #4A90BF belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(74, 144, 191) — 29% red, 56.5% green, 74.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 46 / 18 / 0 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #4A90BF reads as a confidently colored steel-blue azure and 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 Hemisphere (#4E93BA). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Silk Blue (#488AC7) and Monge Blue (#4D8DB2).

In RGB terms — rgb(74, 144, 191) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #4A90BF: 6.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4A90BF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4A90BF color variations

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

#4A90BF 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 #4A90BF

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

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Monge Blue color link
Monge Blue

#4D8DB2

Cool Blue color link
Cool Blue

#4984B8

Float color link
Float

#4C81C3

Subzero color link
Subzero

#5B8DBD

Steel Blue color link
Steel Blue

#4682B4

Cyan Azure color link
Cyan Azure

#4E82B4

Sports Star color link
Sports Star

#3D85B8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4A90BF
  • RGB74, 144, 191
  • CMYK46, 18, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(74, 144, 191)
  • HSL204°, 48%, 52%
  • HSL Precise204.103°, 47.755%, 51.961%
  • HSV204°, 61%, 75%
  • HSB204°, 61%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • GLSLvec3(0.290, 0.565, 0.749)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.290, 0.565, 0.749, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.290, 0.565, 0.749)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID4A90BF
  • DECIMAL ID4886719
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01