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#4559CD

#4559cd ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4559cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.34% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 231.18°, with 57.63% saturation and 53.73% 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 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.93.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1282

Complementary

  1. #4559cd
  2. #cdb945

Split complementary

  1. #4559cd
  2. #cd7545
  3. #9dcd45

Analogous

  1. #459dcd
  2. #4559cd
  3. #7545cd

Triadic

  1. #4559cd
  2. #cd4559
  3. #59cd45

Tetradic

  1. #4559cd
  2. #b945cd
  3. #cdb945
  4. #59cd45

Square

  1. #4559cd
  2. #cd459d
  3. #cdb945
  4. #45cd75

Monochromatic

  1. #1a245f
  2. #2a3b9c
  3. #4559cd
  4. #818fdd
  5. #bec5ed

Shades

#4559cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4559cd
  2. #3e50b9
  3. #3747a4
  4. #303e90
  5. #29357b
  6. #232d67
  7. #1c2452
  8. #151b3e
  9. #0e1229
  10. #070915
  11. #000000

Tints

#4559cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4559cd
  2. #586ad2
  3. #6a7ad7
  4. #7d8bdc
  5. #8f9be1
  6. #a2ace6
  7. #b5bdeb
  8. #c7cdf0
  9. #dadef5
  10. #eceefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4559cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4559cd
  2. #4b5dc5
  3. #5161be
  4. #5765b6
  5. #5d69ae
  6. #636da7
  7. #68709f
  8. #6e7497
  9. #74788f
  10. #7a7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #59609a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ecb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00758a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2464cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #105ccc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4559cd {
  color: #4559cd;
}
Background
.bg-4559cd {
  background-color: #4559cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4559cd {
  border: 2px solid #4559cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4559cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 58% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4559cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4559cd, #7545cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4559cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.93 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.80 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.06 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.07 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.15 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.69 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.38 #baa632 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Iris
#4559cd  rgb(69, 89, 205)  hsl(231, 58%, 54%)  Iris
#cdb945  rgb(205, 185, 69)  hsl(51, 58%, 54%)  Old Gold
#cd4559  rgb(205, 69, 89)  hsl(351, 58%, 54%)  Brick Red
#59cd45  rgb(89, 205, 69)  hsl(111, 58%, 54%)  Lime Green