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#4255CD

#4255cd ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4255cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 33.33% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.8% cyan, 58.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 231.8°, with 58.16% saturation and 53.14% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.33.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1206

Complementary

  1. #4255cd
  2. #cdba42

Split complementary

  1. #4255cd
  2. #cd7542
  3. #9bcd42

Analogous

  1. #429bcd
  2. #4255cd
  3. #7542cd

Triadic

  1. #4255cd
  2. #cd4255
  3. #55cd42

Tetradic

  1. #4255cd
  2. #ba42cd
  3. #cdba42
  4. #55cd42

Square

  1. #4255cd
  2. #cd429b
  3. #cdba42
  4. #42cd75

Monochromatic

  1. #19225d
  2. #29389a
  3. #4255cd
  4. #7f8bdd
  5. #bbc2ed

Shades

#4255cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4255cd
  2. #3b4db9
  3. #3544a4
  4. #2e3c90
  5. #28337b
  6. #212b67
  7. #1a2252
  8. #141a3e
  9. #0d1129
  10. #070915
  11. #000000

Tints

#4255cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4255cd
  2. #5566d2
  3. #6877d7
  4. #7b88dc
  5. #8e99e1
  6. #a1aae6
  7. #b3bbeb
  8. #c6ccf0
  9. #d9ddf5
  10. #eceefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4255cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4255cd
  2. #4859c5
  3. #4e5ebe
  4. #5562b6
  5. #5b66ae
  6. #616ba7
  7. #676f9f
  8. #6d7397
  9. #74778f
  10. #7a7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #565d99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007389 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1861cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0059cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0068a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4255cd {
  color: #4255cd;
}
Background
.bg-4255cd {
  background-color: #4255cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4255cd {
  border: 2px solid #4255cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4255cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 85 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 58% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4255cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4255cd, #7542cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4255cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 85 205 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.33 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.44 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.85 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.31 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.11 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.19 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.58 #bdaa32 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Iris
#4255cd  rgb(66, 85, 205)  hsl(232, 58%, 53%)  Iris
#cdba42  rgb(205, 186, 66)  hsl(52, 58%, 53%)  Old Gold
#cd4255  rgb(205, 66, 85)  hsl(352, 58%, 53%)  Brick Red
#55cd42  rgb(85, 205, 66)  hsl(112, 58%, 53%)  Lime Green