Information about #4F6978 color

#4F6978 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4F6978 falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(79, 105, 120) — 31% red, 41.2% green, 47.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 6 / 0 / 53. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#4F6978 is a softly toned sky-leaning azure 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 Dark Electric Blue (#536878). Slightly further away sit Streetwise (#4F6971) and Cadet (#536872).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(79, 105, 120)), which gives #4F6978 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 5.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4F6978 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4F6978 color variations

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

#4F6978 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#4F6978 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#4F6978 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#60727C

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Grey

#808080

#4F6978 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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#4F6978 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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#4F7873
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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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#784F69
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#69784F
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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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#785E4F
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Nearest named colors to #4F6978

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

Dark Electric Blue color link
Dark Electric Blue

#536878

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Opposite Flower color link
Opposite Flower

#4D646C

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Deep Space Sparkle color link
Deep Space Sparkle

#4A646C

#4F6978 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4F6978
  • RGB79, 105, 120
  • CMYK16, 6, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(79, 105, 120)
  • HSL202°, 21%, 39%
  • HSL Precise201.951°, 20.603%, 39.02%
  • HSV202°, 34%, 47%
  • HSB202°, 34%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.310, 0.412, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.310, 0.412, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.310, 0.412, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4F6978
  • DECIMAL ID5204344
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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