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#4E48CD

#4e48cd ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e48cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 28.24% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.95% cyan, 64.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 242.71°, 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 6.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 2.49.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.1066

Complementary

  1. #4e48cd
  2. #c7cd48

Split complementary

  1. #4e48cd
  2. #cd9048
  3. #84cd48

Analogous

  1. #4884cd
  2. #4e48cd
  3. #9048cd

Triadic

  1. #4e48cd
  2. #cd4e48
  3. #48cd4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e48cd
  2. #cd48c7
  3. #c7cd48
  4. #48cd4e

Square

  1. #4e48cd
  2. #cd4884
  3. #c7cd48
  4. #48cd90

Monochromatic

  1. #1e1b61
  2. #302b9d
  3. #4e48cd
  4. #8884dd
  5. #c2c0ee

Shades

#4e48cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e48cd
  2. #4641b9
  3. #3e3aa4
  4. #373290
  5. #2f2b7b
  6. #272467
  7. #1f1d52
  8. #17163e
  9. #100e29
  10. #080715
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e48cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e48cd
  2. #605ad2
  3. #716dd7
  4. #837fdc
  5. #9591e1
  6. #a7a4e6
  7. #b8b6eb
  8. #cac8f0
  9. #dcdaf5
  10. #ededfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e48cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e48cd
  2. #534ec5
  3. #5853be
  4. #5d59b6
  5. #625eae
  6. #6764a7
  7. #6c6a9f
  8. #716f97
  9. #76758f
  10. #7b7a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #575597 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0b58d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0051cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #265ea6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e48cd {
  color: #4e48cd;
}
Background
.bg-4e48cd {
  background-color: #4e48cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e48cd {
  border: 2px solid #4e48cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e48cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 72 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 57% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e48cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e48cd, #9048cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e48cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 72 205 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 2.49 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.75 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.01 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.43 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.74 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.76 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.94 #b1b732 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Iris
#4e48cd  rgb(78, 72, 205)  hsl(243, 57%, 54%)  Iris
#c7cd48  rgb(199, 205, 72)  hsl(63, 57%, 54%)  June Bud
#cd4e48  rgb(205, 78, 72)  hsl(3, 57%, 54%)  Indian Red
#48cd4e  rgb(72, 205, 78)  hsl(123, 57%, 54%)  Lime Green