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#4E42E2

#4e42e2 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e42e2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 25.88% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.49% cyan, 70.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 244.5°, with 73.39% saturation and 57.25% 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 6.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.03.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.1101

Complementary

  1. #4e42e2
  2. #d6e242

Split complementary

  1. #4e42e2
  2. #e29e42
  3. #86e242

Analogous

  1. #4286e2
  2. #4e42e2
  3. #9e42e2

Triadic

  1. #4e42e2
  2. #e24e42
  3. #42e24e

Tetradic

  1. #4e42e2
  2. #e242d6
  3. #d6e242
  4. #42e24e

Square

  1. #4e42e2
  2. #e24286
  3. #d6e242
  4. #42e29e

Monochromatic

  1. #1a1278
  2. #291dbb
  3. #4e42e2
  4. #8c84ec
  5. #cac7f6

Shades

#4e42e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e42e2
  2. #463bcb
  3. #3e35b5
  4. #372e9e
  5. #2f2888
  6. #272171
  7. #1f1a5a
  8. #171444
  9. #100d2d
  10. #080717
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e42e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e42e2
  2. #6055e5
  3. #7168e8
  4. #837beb
  5. #958eee
  6. #a7a1f1
  7. #b8b3f3
  8. #cac6f6
  9. #dcd9f9
  10. #edecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e42e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e42e2
  2. #5348d8
  3. #584ece
  4. #5d55c5
  5. #625bbb
  6. #6761b1
  7. #6c67a7
  8. #716d9d
  9. #767494
  10. #7b7a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5854a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0058e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fe0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0c60b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e42e2 {
  color: #4e42e2;
}
Background
.bg-4e42e2 {
  background-color: #4e42e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e42e2 {
  border: 2px solid #4e42e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e42e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 66 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 73% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e42e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e42e2, #9e42e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e42e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 66 226 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.03 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.09 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.97 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.32 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.58 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.78 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.80 #b1bd1d Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Iris
#4e42e2  rgb(78, 66, 226)  hsl(245, 73%, 57%)  Iris
#d6e242  rgb(214, 226, 66)  hsl(65, 73%, 57%)  Pear
#e24e42  rgb(226, 78, 66)  hsl(5, 73%, 57%)  Cinnabar
#42e24e  rgb(66, 226, 78)  hsl(125, 73%, 57%)  Malachite