Information about #4E536A color

#4E536A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #4E536A is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(78, 83, 106) — 30.6% red, 32.5% green, 41.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 9 / 0 / 58. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#4E536A presents itself as a softly toned classic blue — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Independence (#4C516D). Slightly further away sit Vintage Indigo (#4A556B) and Hammerhead (#515769).

The recipe behind #4E536A is rgb(78, 83, 106), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4E536A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4E536A color variations

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#4E536A 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 #4E536A

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

Independence color link
Independence

#4C516D

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

Haast Shale color link
Haast Shale

#515664

East Bay color link
East Bay

#47526E

Dalek color link
Dalek

#475769

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

Compass color link
Compass

#4B5761

Fiord color link
Fiord

#4B5A62

Snapshot color link
Snapshot

#505F67

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4E536A
  • RGB78, 83, 106
  • CMYK11, 9, 0, 58
  • CSSrgb(78, 83, 106)
  • HSL229°, 15%, 36%
  • HSL Precise229.286°, 15.217%, 36.078%
  • HSV229°, 26%, 42%
  • HSB229°, 26%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.306, 0.325, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.306, 0.325, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.306, 0.325, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4E536A
  • DECIMAL ID5133162
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01