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#4E4ECE

#4e4ece ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e4ece is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 30.59% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.14% cyan, 62.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 56.64% saturation and 55.69% 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 6.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 1.79.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1152

Complementary

  1. #4e4ece
  2. #cece4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4ece
  2. #ce8e4e
  3. #8ece4e

Analogous

  1. #4e8ece
  2. #4e4ece
  3. #8e4ece

Triadic

  1. #4e4ece
  2. #ce4e4e
  3. #4ece4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4ece
  2. #ce4ece
  3. #cece4e
  4. #4ece4e

Square

  1. #4e4ece
  2. #ce4e8e
  3. #cece4e
  4. #4ece8e

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1c67
  2. #2d2da3
  3. #4e4ece
  4. #8a8adf
  5. #c6c6ef

Shades

#4e4ece mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4ece
  2. #4646b9
  3. #3e3ea5
  4. #373790
  5. #2f2f7c
  6. #272767
  7. #1f1f52
  8. #17173e
  9. #101029
  10. #080815
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4ece mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4ece
  2. #6060d3
  3. #7171d8
  4. #8383dd
  5. #9595e2
  6. #a7a7e7
  7. #b8b8eb
  8. #cacaf0
  9. #dcdcf5
  10. #ededfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4ece mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4ece
  2. #5353c6
  3. #5858be
  4. #5d5db7
  5. #6262af
  6. #6767a7
  7. #6c6c9f
  8. #717197
  9. #767690
  10. #7b7b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #595998 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005acb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #195dd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0755cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2563a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4ece {
  color: #4e4ece;
}
Background
.bg-4e4ece {
  background-color: #4e4ece;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4ece {
  border: 2px solid #4e4ece;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4ece;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 78 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 57% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4ece {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4ece, #8e4ece);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4ece {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 78 206 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 1.79 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.42 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.92 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.38 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.78 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.12 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.26 #b1b131 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Iris
#4e4ece  rgb(78, 78, 206)  hsl(240, 57%, 56%)  Iris
#cece4e  rgb(206, 206, 78)  hsl(60, 57%, 56%)  Straw
#ce4e4e  rgb(206, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 57%, 56%)  Indian Red
#4ece4e  rgb(78, 206, 78)  hsl(120, 57%, 56%)  Lime Green