Information about Moderate Cornflower Blue color

#4A85A8 - Moderate Cornflower Blue color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4A85A8, known as "Moderate Cornflower Blue", falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(74, 133, 168) — 29% red, 52.2% green, 65.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 37 / 14 / 0 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#4A85A8 presents itself as a moderately toned steel-blue azure — one 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 a near neighbor of Moderate Azure (#4A79A8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Moderate Cerulean (#4A91A8) and Steel Blue (#4682B4).

In RGB terms — rgb(74, 133, 168) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #4A85A8: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for white. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Moderate Cornflower Blue" in the Register.

Moderate Cornflower Blue color variations

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

Moderate Cornflower Blue color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Moderate Cornflower Blue

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White

#FFFFFF

Moderate Cornflower Blue color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

Moderate Cornflower Blue color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Moderate Cornflower Blue

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Grey

#808080

Moderate Cornflower Blue 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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Moderate Cornflower Blue 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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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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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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Nearest named colors to Moderate Cornflower Blue

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Moderate Azure color link
Moderate Azure

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Moderate Cerulean color link
Moderate Cerulean

#4A91A8

Steel Blue color link
Steel Blue

#4682B4

Cyan Azure color link
Cyan Azure

#4E82B4

Monge Blue color link
Monge Blue

#4D8DB2

Off Blue color link
Off Blue

#5684AE

Hippie Blue color link
Hippie Blue

#49889A

Endorphin color link
Endorphin

#4190AD

Dirty Blue color link
Dirty Blue

#3F829D

Cool Blue color link
Cool Blue

#4984B8

Stormy Blue color link
Stormy Blue

#507B9C

Dusty Blue color link
Dusty Blue

#5A86AD

Moderate Cornflower Blue color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4A85A8
  • RGB74, 133, 168
  • CMYK37, 14, 0, 34
  • CSSrgb(74, 133, 168)
  • HSL202°, 39%, 47%
  • HSL Precise202.34°, 38.843%, 47.451%
  • HSV202°, 56%, 66%
  • HSB202°, 56%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • GLSLvec3(0.290, 0.522, 0.659)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.290, 0.522, 0.659, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.290, 0.522, 0.659)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID4A85A8
  • DECIMAL ID4883880
  • Name Length24
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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