#4a62de Color Information

#4a62de 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 #4a62de. In RGB, it consists of 29.0% Red, 38.4% Green, and 87.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 66.7% Cyan, 55.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 12.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 230.3°, with saturation of 69.2% and lightness of 58%. The decimal value for #4a62de is 4874974, and its nearest "web safe" color is #3366cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #4a62de 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#4a62de Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color74, 98, 222 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color29.0%, 38.4%, 87.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.710, 0.616, 0.129 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.667, 0.559, 0, 0.129 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color230.3°, 69.2%, 58.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color230.3°, 66.7%, 87.1% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color20.377, 15.465, 71.018 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color74, 95, 222 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code4874974 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color46.265, 30.867, -66.094 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)46.265, 72.947, 295.033 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color46.265, -13.660, -101.809 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color39.326, 23.669, -79.544 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.191, 0.145, 15.465 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4283065054 / 0xff4a62de Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#3366cc Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #4a62de

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #4a62de, its pure hue is 230.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 69.2%, and its lightness is 58.0%. 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 #4a62de, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #090c1c to #4156c2.

Tints of #4a62de

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #4a62de, its pure hue is 230.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 69.2%, and its lightness is 58.0%. 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 #4a62de, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #6176e2 to #e8ebfb.

Tones of #4a62de

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #4a62de, its pure hue is 230.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 69.2%, 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 #4a62de, which range from #949494 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #294cff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #4a62de

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #4a62de! For #4a62de, 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, #4a62de. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #4a62de

This color, #4a62de, consists of 29.0% Red, 38.4% Green, and 87.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 74, Green = 98, Blue = 222. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #4a62de is 66.7% Cyan, 55.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 12.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R29.0%
C66.7%
G38.4%
M55.9%
B87.1%
Y0.0%
K12.9%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 74 98 222
Octal 112 142 336
Hexa #4a #62 #de
Binary 01001010 01100010 11011110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 66 55 0 12
Octal 102 67 0 14
Hexa #42 #37 #00 #0c
Binary 01000010 00110111 00000000 00001100

Analogous Colors of #4a62de

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #4a62de — which has hue 230.3° — its analogous colors are located at 200.3° and 260.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4a62de.

Triadic Colors of #4a62de

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 #4a62de — which has hue 230.3° — its triadic colors are located at 110.3° and 350.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4a62de.

Complementary Color of #4a62de

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #4a62de — which has hue 230.3° — its complementary color is located at 50.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4a62de.

Split Complementary Colors of #4a62de

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 #4a62de — which has hue 230.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 20.3° and 230.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4a62de.

Tetradic Colors of #4a62de

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 #4a62de — which has hue 230.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 140.3°, 230.3°, 320.3°, and 50.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4a62de.

Monochromatic Colors of #4a62de

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #4a62de, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #2c3c91 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #9cabf7 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #4a62de

We want to make getting started with #4a62de on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #4a62de into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #4a62de 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 #4a62de with other HTML elements.

#4a62de Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #4a62de.
<span style="color: #4a62de;">The color of this text is #4a62de.</span>

#4a62de Background Color

The background color for this text is #4a62de.
<div style="background-color: #4a62de; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #4a62de.</div>

#4a62de Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #4a62de.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4a62de;">This color for the shadow of this text is #4a62de.</span>

#4a62de Border Color

This is a div with border color #4a62de.
<div style="border: #4a62de 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #4a62de.</div>

#4a62de Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #4a62de on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #4a62de; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #4a62de on a white background.</div></div>

#4a62de Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #4a62de on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #4a62de; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #4a62de on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #4a62de to White

This is a gradient from #4a62de to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#4a62de,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#4a62de,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#4a62de,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#4a62de,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #4a62de to white.</div>

Gradient from #4a62de to Black

This is a gradient from #4a62de to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#4a62de,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#4a62de,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#4a62de,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#4a62de,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #4a62de to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #4a62de

In addition to using #4a62de 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 #4a62de in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #4a62de, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 74, Green = 98, Blue = 222). If you need details about the color coordinates of #4a62de 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 #4a62de
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(74, 98, 222)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #4a62de; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #4a62de; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #4a62de; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(74, 98, 222);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#4a62de")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:74, green:98, blue:222, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:74 green:98 blue:222 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(74f, 98f, 222f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(74, 98, 222);
 

#4a62de Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #4a62de the same way. For those with color blindness, #4a62de might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #4a62de looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #4a62de 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 #4a62de 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 #4a62de 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 #4a62de 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 5.1:1 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 #4a62de 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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