#4b5898 Color Information

#4b5898 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #4b5898. In RGB, it consists of 29.4% Red, 34.5% Green, and 59.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 50.7% Cyan, 42.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 40.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 229.9°, with saturation of 33.9% and lightness of 44.5%. The decimal value for #4b5898 is 4937880, and its nearest "web safe" color is #336699. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #4b5898 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#4b5898 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color75, 88, 152 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color29.4%, 34.5%, 59.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.706, 0.655, 0.404 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.507, 0.421, 0, 0.404 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color229.9°, 33.9%, 44.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color229.9°, 50.7%, 59.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color12.059, 10.742, 31.144 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color75, 86, 152 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code4937880 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color39.143, 13.557, -36.701 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)39.143, 39.125, 290.274 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color39.143, -8.614, -53.800 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color32.775, 8.318, -33.395 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.224, 0.199, 10.742 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4283127960 / 0xff4b5898 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#336699 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #4b5898

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #4b5898, its pure hue is 229.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 33.9%, and its lightness is 44.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #4b5898, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #090b13 to #424d85.

Tints of #4b5898

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #4b5898, its pure hue is 229.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 33.9%, and its lightness is 44.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #4b5898, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #626da5 to #e9eaf2.

Tones of #4b5898

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #4b5898, its pure hue is 229.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 33.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #4b5898, which range from #727272 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #0026e3 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #4b5898

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #4b5898! For #4b5898, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #4b5898. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #4b5898

This color, #4b5898, consists of 29.4% Red, 34.5% Green, and 59.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 75, Green = 88, Blue = 152. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #4b5898 is 50.7% Cyan, 42.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 40.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R29.4%
C50.7%
G34.5%
M42.1%
B59.6%
Y0.0%
K40.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 75 88 152
Octal 113 130 230
Hexa #4b #58 #98
Binary 01001011 01011000 10011000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 50 42 0 40
Octal 62 52 0 50
Hexa #32 #2a #00 #28
Binary 00110010 00101010 00000000 00101000

Analogous Colors of #4b5898

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #4b5898 — which has hue 229.9° — its analogous colors are located at 199.9° and 259.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4b5898.

Triadic Colors of #4b5898

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #4b5898 — which has hue 229.9° — its triadic colors are located at 109.9° and 349.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4b5898.

Complementary Color of #4b5898

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #4b5898 — which has hue 229.9° — its complementary color is located at 49.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4b5898.

Split Complementary Colors of #4b5898

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #4b5898 — which has hue 229.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 19.9° and 229.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4b5898.

Tetradic Colors of #4b5898

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #4b5898 — which has hue 229.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 139.9°, 229.9°, 319.9°, and 49.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4b5898.

Monochromatic Colors of #4b5898

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #4b5898, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #2f3242 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #7f8ed5 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #4b5898

We want to make getting started with #4b5898 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #4b5898 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #4b5898 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #4b5898 with other HTML elements.

#4b5898 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #4b5898.
<span style="color: #4b5898;">The color of this text is #4b5898.</span>

#4b5898 Background Color

The background color for this text is #4b5898.
<div style="background-color: #4b5898; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #4b5898.</div>

#4b5898 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #4b5898.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4b5898;">This color for the shadow of this text is #4b5898.</span>

#4b5898 Border Color

This is a div with border color #4b5898.
<div style="border: #4b5898 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #4b5898.</div>

#4b5898 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #4b5898 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #4b5898; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #4b5898 on a white background.</div></div>

#4b5898 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #4b5898 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #4b5898; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #4b5898 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #4b5898 to White

This is a gradient from #4b5898 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#4b5898,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#4b5898,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#4b5898,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#4b5898,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #4b5898 to white.</div>

Gradient from #4b5898 to Black

This is a gradient from #4b5898 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#4b5898,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#4b5898,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#4b5898,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#4b5898,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #4b5898 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #4b5898

In addition to using #4b5898 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #4b5898 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #4b5898, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 75, Green = 88, Blue = 152). If you need details about the color coordinates of #4b5898 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #4b5898
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(75, 88, 152)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #4b5898; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #4b5898; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #4b5898; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(75, 88, 152);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#4b5898")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:75, green:88, blue:152, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:75 green:88 blue:152 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(75f, 88f, 152f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(75, 88, 152);
 

#4b5898 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #4b5898 the same way. For those with color blindness, #4b5898 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #4b5898 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #4b5898 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #4b5898 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #4b5898 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #4b5898 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 6.7:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #4b5898 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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