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#4859CD

#4859cd ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4859cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.88% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 232.33°, with 57.08% saturation and 54.31% 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 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.6.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1293

Complementary

  1. #4859cd
  2. #cdbc48

Split complementary

  1. #4859cd
  2. #cd7948
  3. #9bcd48

Analogous

  1. #489bcd
  2. #4859cd
  3. #7948cd

Triadic

  1. #4859cd
  2. #cd4859
  3. #59cd48

Tetradic

  1. #4859cd
  2. #bc48cd
  3. #cdbc48
  4. #59cd48

Square

  1. #4859cd
  2. #cd489b
  3. #cdbc48
  4. #48cd79

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2461
  2. #2b3a9d
  3. #4859cd
  4. #848fdd
  5. #c0c6ee

Shades

#4859cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4859cd
  2. #4150b9
  3. #3a47a4
  4. #323e90
  5. #2b357b
  6. #242d67
  7. #1d2452
  8. #161b3e
  9. #0e1229
  10. #070915
  11. #000000

Tints

#4859cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4859cd
  2. #5a6ad2
  3. #6d7ad7
  4. #7f8bdc
  5. #919be1
  6. #a4ace6
  7. #b6bdeb
  8. #c8cdf0
  9. #dadef5
  10. #edeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4859cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4859cd
  2. #4e5dc5
  3. #5361be
  4. #5965b6
  5. #5e69ae
  6. #646da7
  7. #6a709f
  8. #6f7497
  9. #75788f
  10. #7a7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b609a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00758a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2764cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #165dcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0f6ba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4859cd {
  color: #4859cd;
}
Background
.bg-4859cd {
  background-color: #4859cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4859cd {
  border: 2px solid #4859cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4859cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 57% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4859cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4859cd, #7948cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4859cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.60 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.45 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.65 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.16 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.52 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.70 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.76 #b7a632 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Iris
#4859cd  rgb(72, 89, 205)  hsl(232, 57%, 54%)  Iris
#cdbc48  rgb(205, 188, 72)  hsl(52, 57%, 54%)  Old Gold
#cd4859  rgb(205, 72, 89)  hsl(352, 57%, 54%)  Brick Red
#59cd48  rgb(89, 205, 72)  hsl(112, 57%, 54%)  Lime Green