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#4E53CD

#4e53cd ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e53cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 32.55% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.95% cyan, 59.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 237.64°, with 55.95% saturation and 55.49% 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 6.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 2.41.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1221

Complementary

  1. #4e53cd
  2. #cdc84e

Split complementary

  1. #4e53cd
  2. #cd894e
  3. #92cd4e

Analogous

  1. #4e92cd
  2. #4e53cd
  3. #894ecd

Triadic

  1. #4e53cd
  2. #cd4e53
  3. #53cd4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e53cd
  2. #c84ecd
  3. #cdc84e
  4. #53cd4e

Square

  1. #4e53cd
  2. #cd4e92
  3. #cdc84e
  4. #4ecd89

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1f65
  2. #2d32a1
  3. #4e53cd
  4. #8a8dde
  5. #c5c7ef

Shades

#4e53cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e53cd
  2. #464bb9
  3. #3e42a4
  4. #373a90
  5. #2f327b
  6. #272a67
  7. #1f2152
  8. #17193e
  9. #101129
  10. #080815
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e53cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e53cd
  2. #6064d2
  3. #7175d7
  4. #8387dc
  5. #9598e1
  6. #a7a9e6
  7. #b8baeb
  8. #cacbf0
  9. #dcddf5
  10. #edeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e53cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e53cd
  2. #5358c5
  3. #585cbe
  4. #5d61b6
  5. #6265ae
  6. #676aa7
  7. #6c6e9f
  8. #717397
  9. #76778f
  10. #7b7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b5c99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005dcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007188 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2360cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1759cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2566a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e53cd {
  color: #4e53cd;
}
Background
.bg-4e53cd {
  background-color: #4e53cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e53cd {
  border: 2px solid #4e53cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e53cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 83 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 56% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e53cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e53cd, #894ecd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e53cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 83 205 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 2.41 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.74 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.82 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.04 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.56 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.19 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.20 #b1ac32 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Iris
#4e53cd  rgb(78, 83, 205)  hsl(238, 56%, 55%)  Iris
#cdc84e  rgb(205, 200, 78)  hsl(58, 56%, 55%)  Straw
#cd4e53  rgb(205, 78, 83)  hsl(358, 56%, 55%)  Indian Red
#53cd4e  rgb(83, 205, 78)  hsl(118, 56%, 55%)  Lime Green