Information about #4C79BC color

#4C79BC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4C79BC falls into the Azure Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(76, 121, 188) — 29.8% red, 47.5% green, 73.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 44 / 26 / 0 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#4C79BC is a confidently colored azure that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Float (#4C81C3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cyan Blue Azure (#4682BF) and Cool Blue (#4984B8).

In RGB terms — rgb(76, 121, 188) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #4C79BC: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4C79BC is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4C79BC color variations

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

#4C79BC 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 #4C79BC

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

Float color link
Float

#4C81C3

Cool Blue color link
Cool Blue

#4984B8

Cyan Azure color link
Cyan Azure

#4E82B4

Steel Blue color link
Steel Blue

#4682B4

Skydiver color link
Skydiver

#4677C8

Kasper Blue color link
Kasper Blue

#4072B7

Quantum color link
Quantum

#4A6CB4

Onetta Blue color link
Onetta Blue

#4070B8

Anchor color link
Anchor

#526DB2

Sports Star color link
Sports Star

#3D85B8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4C79BC
  • RGB76, 121, 188
  • CMYK44, 26, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(76, 121, 188)
  • HSL216°, 46%, 52%
  • HSL Precise215.893°, 45.528%, 51.765%
  • HSV216°, 60%, 74%
  • HSB216°, 60%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • GLSLvec3(0.298, 0.475, 0.737)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.298, 0.475, 0.737, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.298, 0.475, 0.737)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID4C79BC
  • DECIMAL ID5011900
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01