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#4E46CD

#4e46cd ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e46cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 27.45% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.95% cyan, 65.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 243.56°, with 57.45% saturation and 53.92% 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 6.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 2.89.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.1041

Complementary

  1. #4e46cd
  2. #c5cd46

Split complementary

  1. #4e46cd
  2. #cd9246
  3. #81cd46

Analogous

  1. #4681cd
  2. #4e46cd
  3. #9246cd

Triadic

  1. #4e46cd
  2. #cd4e46
  3. #46cd4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e46cd
  2. #cd46c5
  3. #c5cd46
  4. #46cd4e

Square

  1. #4e46cd
  2. #cd4681
  3. #c5cd46
  4. #46cd92

Monochromatic

  1. #1e1a60
  2. #312a9c
  3. #4e46cd
  4. #8882dd
  5. #c1beee

Shades

#4e46cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e46cd
  2. #463fb9
  3. #3e38a4
  4. #373190
  5. #2f2a7b
  6. #272367
  7. #1f1c52
  8. #17153e
  9. #100e29
  10. #080715
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e46cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e46cd
  2. #6059d2
  3. #716bd7
  4. #837edc
  5. #9590e1
  6. #a7a3e6
  7. #b8b5eb
  8. #cac8f0
  9. #dcdaf5
  10. #ededfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e46cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e46cd
  2. #534cc5
  3. #5852be
  4. #5d57b6
  5. #625dae
  6. #6763a7
  7. #6c699f
  8. #716f97
  9. #76748f
  10. #7b7a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #565396 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006983 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0457d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0050cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #265da6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e46cd {
  color: #4e46cd;
}
Background
.bg-4e46cd {
  background-color: #4e46cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e46cd {
  border: 2px solid #4e46cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e46cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 70 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 57% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e46cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e46cd, #9246cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e46cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 70 205 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 2.89 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.53 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.31 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.49 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.83 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.33 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.27 #b1b932 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Iris
#4e46cd  rgb(78, 70, 205)  hsl(244, 57%, 54%)  Iris
#c5cd46  rgb(197, 205, 70)  hsl(64, 57%, 54%)  June Bud
#cd4e46  rgb(205, 78, 70)  hsl(4, 57%, 54%)  Indian Red
#46cd4e  rgb(70, 205, 78)  hsl(124, 57%, 54%)  Lime Green