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#4D59CD

#4d59cd ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4d59cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.44% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 234.38°, with 56.14% saturation and 55.29% 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 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.05.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1313

Complementary

  1. #4d59cd
  2. #cdc14d

Split complementary

  1. #4d59cd
  2. #cd814d
  3. #99cd4d

Analogous

  1. #4d99cd
  2. #4d59cd
  3. #814dcd

Triadic

  1. #4d59cd
  2. #cd4d59
  3. #59cd4d

Tetradic

  1. #4d59cd
  2. #c14dcd
  3. #cdc14d
  4. #59cd4d

Square

  1. #4d59cd
  2. #cd4d99
  3. #cdc14d
  4. #4dcd81

Monochromatic

  1. #1c2365
  2. #2d38a0
  3. #4d59cd
  4. #8991de
  5. #c4c8ef

Shades

#4d59cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d59cd
  2. #4550b9
  3. #3e47a4
  4. #363e90
  5. #2e357b
  6. #272d67
  7. #1f2452
  8. #171b3e
  9. #0f1229
  10. #080915
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d59cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d59cd
  2. #5f6ad2
  3. #717ad7
  4. #828bdc
  5. #949be1
  6. #a6ace6
  7. #b8bdeb
  8. #cacdf0
  9. #dbdef5
  10. #edeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d59cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d59cd
  2. #525dc5
  3. #5761be
  4. #5c65b6
  5. #6169ae
  6. #676da7
  7. #6c709f
  8. #717497
  9. #76788f
  10. #7b7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d619a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00758a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2b64cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #205dcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #216ba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d59cd {
  color: #4d59cd;
}
Background
.bg-4d59cd {
  background-color: #4d59cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4d59cd {
  border: 2px solid #4d59cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d59cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 56% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d59cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d59cd, #814dcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d59cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.05 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.87 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.91 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.39 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.77 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.18 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.77 #b2a632 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Iris
#4d59cd  rgb(77, 89, 205)  hsl(234, 56%, 55%)  Iris
#cdc14d  rgb(205, 193, 77)  hsl(54, 56%, 55%)  Old Gold
#cd4d59  rgb(205, 77, 89)  hsl(354, 56%, 55%)  Brick Red
#59cd4d  rgb(89, 205, 77)  hsl(114, 56%, 55%)  Lime Green