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#4E49CD

#4e49cd ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e49cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 28.63% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.95% cyan, 64.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 242.27°, with 56.9% saturation and 54.51% 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 6.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 2.31.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.1079

Complementary

  1. #4e49cd
  2. #c8cd49

Split complementary

  1. #4e49cd
  2. #cd9049
  3. #86cd49

Analogous

  1. #4986cd
  2. #4e49cd
  3. #9049cd

Triadic

  1. #4e49cd
  2. #cd4e49
  3. #49cd4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e49cd
  2. #cd49c8
  3. #c8cd49
  4. #49cd4e

Square

  1. #4e49cd
  2. #cd4986
  3. #c8cd49
  4. #49cd90

Monochromatic

  1. #1e1b62
  2. #302b9e
  3. #4e49cd
  4. #8885dd
  5. #c3c1ee

Shades

#4e49cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e49cd
  2. #4642b9
  3. #3e3aa4
  4. #373390
  5. #2f2c7b
  6. #272567
  7. #1f1d52
  8. #17163e
  9. #100f29
  10. #080715
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e49cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e49cd
  2. #605bd2
  3. #716dd7
  4. #8380dc
  5. #9592e1
  6. #a7a4e6
  7. #b8b6eb
  8. #cac8f0
  9. #dcdbf5
  10. #ededfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e49cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e49cd
  2. #534fc5
  3. #5854be
  4. #5d5ab6
  5. #625fae
  6. #6765a7
  7. #6c6a9f
  8. #717097
  9. #76758f
  10. #7b7b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #575597 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0e59d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0052cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #265fa6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e49cd {
  color: #4e49cd;
}
Background
.bg-4e49cd {
  background-color: #4e49cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e49cd {
  border: 2px solid #4e49cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e49cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 73 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 57% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e49cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e49cd, #9049cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e49cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 73 205 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 2.31 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.89 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.89 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.24 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.88 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.78 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.98 #b1b632 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Iris
#4e49cd  rgb(78, 73, 205)  hsl(242, 57%, 55%)  Iris
#c8cd49  rgb(200, 205, 73)  hsl(62, 57%, 55%)  June Bud
#cd4e49  rgb(205, 78, 73)  hsl(2, 57%, 55%)  Indian Red
#49cd4e  rgb(73, 205, 78)  hsl(122, 57%, 55%)  Lime Green