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#4E52BC

#4e52bc ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e52bc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 32.16% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.51% cyan, 56.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 237.82°, with 45.08% saturation and 52.16% 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 6.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 3.67.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1129

Complementary

  1. #4e52bc
  2. #bcb84e

Split complementary

  1. #4e52bc
  2. #bc814e
  3. #89bc4e

Analogous

  1. #4e89bc
  2. #4e52bc
  3. #814ebc

Triadic

  1. #4e52bc
  2. #bc4e52
  3. #52bc4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e52bc
  2. #b84ebc
  3. #bcb84e
  4. #52bc4e

Square

  1. #4e52bc
  2. #bc4e89
  3. #bcb84e
  4. #4ebc81

Monochromatic

  1. #1f2152
  2. #343789
  3. #4e52bc
  4. #8688d1
  5. #bdbee6

Shades

#4e52bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e52bc
  2. #464aa9
  3. #3e4296
  4. #373984
  5. #2f3171
  6. #27295e
  7. #1f214b
  8. #171938
  9. #101026
  10. #080813
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e52bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e52bc
  2. #6063c3
  3. #7175c9
  4. #8386d0
  5. #9597d7
  6. #a7a9de
  7. #b8bae4
  8. #cacbeb
  9. #dcdcf2
  10. #edeef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e52bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e52bc
  2. #5357b6
  3. #585bb0
  4. #5d60aa
  5. #6264a4
  6. #67699e
  7. #6c6e98
  8. #717292
  9. #76778c
  10. #7b7b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #585a8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005aba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f5dbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2957bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #30629b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e52bc {
  color: #4e52bc;
}
Background
.bg-4e52bc {
  background-color: #4e52bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e52bc {
  border: 2px solid #4e52bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e52bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 82 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 45% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e52bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e52bc, #814ebc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e52bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 82 188 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.67 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.98 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.54 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.67 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.96 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.12 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.14 #b1ad43 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Iris
#4e52bc  rgb(78, 82, 188)  hsl(238, 45%, 52%)  Iris
#bcb84e  rgb(188, 184, 78)  hsl(58, 45%, 52%)  Vegas Gold
#bc4e52  rgb(188, 78, 82)  hsl(358, 45%, 52%)  Brick Red
#52bc4e  rgb(82, 188, 78)  hsl(118, 45%, 52%)  Mantis