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#4E4DCD

#4e4dcd ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e4dcd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 30.2% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.95% cyan, 62.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 240.47°, 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 6.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 1.85.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1134

Complementary

  1. #4e4dcd
  2. #cccd4d

Split complementary

  1. #4e4dcd
  2. #cd8e4d
  3. #8ccd4d

Analogous

  1. #4d8ccd
  2. #4e4dcd
  3. #8e4dcd

Triadic

  1. #4e4dcd
  2. #cd4e4d
  3. #4dcd4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4dcd
  2. #cd4dcc
  3. #cccd4d
  4. #4dcd4e

Square

  1. #4e4dcd
  2. #cd4d8c
  3. #cccd4d
  4. #4dcd8e

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1c65
  2. #2e2da0
  3. #4e4dcd
  4. #8989de
  5. #c5c4ef

Shades

#4e4dcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4dcd
  2. #4645b9
  3. #3e3ea4
  4. #373690
  5. #2f2e7b
  6. #272767
  7. #1f1f52
  8. #17173e
  9. #100f29
  10. #080815
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4dcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4dcd
  2. #605fd2
  3. #7171d7
  4. #8382dc
  5. #9594e1
  6. #a7a6e6
  7. #b8b8eb
  8. #cacaf0
  9. #dcdbf5
  10. #ededfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4dcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4dcd
  2. #5352c5
  3. #5857be
  4. #5d5cb6
  5. #6261ae
  6. #6767a7
  7. #6c6c9f
  8. #717197
  9. #76768f
  10. #7b7b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #585898 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006d86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #185ccf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0755cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2662a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4dcd {
  color: #4e4dcd;
}
Background
.bg-4e4dcd {
  background-color: #4e4dcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4dcd {
  border: 2px solid #4e4dcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4dcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 77 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 56% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4dcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4dcd, #8e4dcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4dcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 77 205 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 1.85 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.54 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.61 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.54 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.53 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.20 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.20 #b1b232 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Iris
#4e4dcd  rgb(78, 77, 205)  hsl(240, 56%, 55%)  Iris
#cccd4d  rgb(204, 205, 77)  hsl(60, 56%, 55%)  Straw
#cd4e4d  rgb(205, 78, 77)  hsl(0, 56%, 55%)  Indian Red
#4dcd4e  rgb(77, 205, 78)  hsl(120, 56%, 55%)  Lime Green