Conversions, palettes, contrast & design ideas for this color.
Color profile
#4B92B2 is a cool color from the Azure family, closest in name to “Enchanted Well”. In RGB it is rgb(75, 146, 178); in HSL, hsl(199, 41%, 50%).
The color Enchanted Well, with hexadecimal code #4b92b2, belongs to the blue color family, the world's most universally preferred hue. Blue projects trust, stability, and intellectual calm, which is why it dominates corporate, financial, and technology branding worldwide. Additionally, it evokes emotions such as Trust, Peace, Loyalty, Integrity and Tranquility. Blue signifies tranquility and stability. In Middle Eastern cultures, it can also represent protection against the evil eye, while in Western cultures, it symbolizes calmness and reliability. With a moderate saturation of 41%, it has a softened, muted quality that lends sophistication and works well for backgrounds and secondary elements. With a mid-range lightness of 50%, it offers excellent versatility—readable as text on light backgrounds and visible as an element on dark ones. This color is ideal for designs that aim to express Trust, Peace, Loyalty, Integrity, or Tranquility. It can be effectively used in web design, branding, and marketing materials to attract attention and convey specific messages.
Key facts
The story of this color
Enchanted Well (#4B92B2) belongs to the Azure color family.
With moderate saturation and balanced lightness, this muted tone feels sophisticated and understated. Muted hues like this excel in editorial design, professional portfolios, and interior spaces that seek calm refinement.
Azure derives from the Arabic lazaward, referring to the lapis lazuli stone that yielded ultramarine pigment—once more costly per ounce than gold. Medieval European painters reserved ultramarine for the most sacred subjects, particularly the Virgin Mary's robes. The word azure also entered heraldry as the term for blue fields on coats of arms, symbolizing loyalty and truth.
Azure strikes a balance between the brightness of cyan and the depth of blue, making it a versatile choice for technology, aviation, and financial brands (Microsoft Azure is a prominent example). Pair azure with white for authority and clarity, or with light gold for a regal combination.
Sitting on the cool side of the spectrum (hue 199°), it promotes a feeling of calm distance and intellectual clarity, which is why cool hues dominate corporate identities, healthcare design, and productivity tools. At 41% saturation, the color has a muted, sophisticated quality that pairs well with bolder accents. It works as a background, a border, or a secondary element in layered compositions.
Azure evokes trust, aspiration, and openness—like a clear sky. It feels less corporate than navy and more refined than bright blue, hitting a sweet spot for brands that want to appear both professional and approachable.
With a mid-range lightness of 50%, this tone is highly versatile: dark enough to serve as body text on white, yet light enough to stand out on charcoal or navy backgrounds.
Use azure as the primary brand color with charcoal text for a clean SaaS identity. Create split-screen layouts with an azure panel on one side and white on the other for impactful above-the-fold sections. In icon design, azure provides excellent visibility against both light and dark backgrounds.
Every format
Every way to write Enchanted Well — one-tap copy on every format; tap on any card to learn what it is and when to use it.
#4B92B2
Hexadecimal is the web’s universal color notation — two digits each for red, green and blue. Drop it straight into HTML, CSS or any design tool.
rgb(75, 146, 178)
RGB is the additive Red-Green-Blue model every screen uses to emit light. The default choice for websites, apps and on-screen UI.
hsl(199, 41%, 50%)
HSL breaks a color into Hue, Saturation and Lightness — the most intuitive way to lighten, darken or mute a color in CSS.
hsv(199, 58%, 70%)
HSV (also called HSB) maps Hue, Saturation and Value/Brightness. It is the model behind the color pickers in Photoshop, Figma and most design apps.
hwb(199 29% 30%)
HWB blends a pure hue with Whiteness and Blackness — a painter-friendly model added in CSS Color 4 for quick tints and shades.
cmyk(58%, 18%, 0%, 30%)
CMYK is the subtractive Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-Black ink model. Use these values when preparing artwork for a printer or commercial press.
oklch(62.69% 0.086 229.60)
OKLCH is a modern, perceptually-uniform space (Lightness, Chroma, Hue). It powers smooth gradients and accessible palettes in today’s CSS.
oklab(62.69% -0.056 -0.065)
OKLab is the Cartesian form of OKLCH — ideal for blending and interpolating colors without the muddy midpoints older spaces produce.
L: 57.34, a: -12.80, b: -23.50
CIELAB is a device-independent, perceptually-uniform space. It is the standard for measuring color difference (ΔE) and matching across devices.
L: 57.34, C: 26.76, H: 241.43
LCH is CIELAB in cylindrical form — Lightness, Chroma and Hue — letting you adjust vividness and hue while staying perceptually even.
X: 21.22, Y: 25.27, Z: 45.88
CIE XYZ is the 1931 master space that underpins every other model here — the scientific bridge used to convert between color systems.
4952754
The 24-bit integer value of the color — handy for databases, APIs, game engines and low-level graphics code.
Channel breakdown
How much red, green and blue light mixes into Enchanted Well.
Percentages show each channel's share of the total light (R + G + B) in Enchanted Well.
Ink coverage
Ink needed to reproduce Enchanted Well in four-color print. Heaviest ink: Cyan.
Print tip: treat these values as a starting point — final output depends on printer profile, paper stock and calibration.
Accessibility · WCAG
How bright Enchanted Well is, and how far black and white text clear each WCAG bar.
Contrast ratio · 1:1 → 21:1 (log scale)
Developer shortcuts
Copy-and-paste CSS for Enchanted Well — per-line copy, or grab the whole block.
background-color: #4B92B2;
color: #4B92B2;
border: 2px solid #4B92B2;
background-color: rgb(75, 146, 178);
background-color: hsl(199, 41%, 50%);
--color: #4B92B2;
Shades · light to dark
Lighter and darker steps of Enchanted Well — the color's full brightness range in one strip.
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Harmony · 180° apart
Two colors opposite on the wheel — maximum contrast for attention-grabbing accents.
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Harmony · adjacent hues
Neighboring hues on the wheel — harmonious, calm combinations that feel unified.
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Harmony · 120° apart
Three colors evenly spaced on the wheel — vibrant and energetic, yet balanced.
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Harmony · 90° apart
Four colors evenly spaced on the wheel (tetradic) — rich schemes with multiple accents.
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Accessibility
How Enchanted Well reads across five kinds of color vision — a ✓ Friendly verdict means the color difference stays distinguishable for that vision type.
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Harmony overview
The lead color from each harmony scheme, side by side — a shortcut to the full palettes above.
Perceptually nearby
A step away in brightness, richness or shade — each still feels like the same color.
From the color-name library
The closest named colors to #4B92B2 — same mood, each with its own character.
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Inspiration
Curated Unsplash photos that carry the mood of Enchanted Well — hover any tile to download it or view the original.
Good to know
Harmony