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#4E59BF

#4e59bf ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e59bf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 34.9% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.16% cyan, 53.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 234.16°, with 46.89% saturation and 52.75% 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 5.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.79.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1253

Complementary

  1. #4e59bf
  2. #bfb44e

Split complementary

  1. #4e59bf
  2. #bf7c4e
  3. #92bf4e

Analogous

  1. #4e92bf
  2. #4e59bf
  3. #7c4ebf

Triadic

  1. #4e59bf
  2. #bf4e59
  3. #59bf4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e59bf
  2. #b44ebf
  3. #bfb44e
  4. #59bf4e

Square

  1. #4e59bf
  2. #bf4e92
  3. #bfb44e
  4. #4ebf7c

Monochromatic

  1. #1f2455
  2. #333c8d
  3. #4e59bf
  4. #868ed3
  5. #bec2e8

Shades

#4e59bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e59bf
  2. #4650ac
  3. #3e4799
  4. #373e86
  5. #2f3573
  6. #272d60
  7. #1f244c
  8. #171b39
  9. #101226
  10. #080913
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e59bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e59bf
  2. #606ac5
  3. #717acc
  4. #838bd2
  5. #959bd9
  6. #a7acdf
  7. #b8bde5
  8. #cacdec
  9. #dcdef2
  10. #edeef9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e59bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e59bf
  2. #535db9
  3. #5861b2
  4. #5d65ac
  5. #6269a6
  6. #676da0
  7. #6c7099
  8. #717493
  9. #76788d
  10. #7b7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b5f91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1968c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007183 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3662c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e5cbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2e689f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e59bf {
  color: #4e59bf;
}
Background
.bg-4e59bf {
  background-color: #4e59bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e59bf {
  border: 2px solid #4e59bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e59bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 89 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 47% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e59bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e59bf, #7c4ebf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e59bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 89 191 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.79 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.44 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.11 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.64 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.32 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.34 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.11 #b1a640 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Iris
#4e59bf  rgb(78, 89, 191)  hsl(234, 47%, 53%)  Iris
#bfb44e  rgb(191, 180, 78)  hsl(54, 47%, 53%)  Vegas Gold
#bf4e59  rgb(191, 78, 89)  hsl(354, 47%, 53%)  Brick Red
#59bf4e  rgb(89, 191, 78)  hsl(114, 47%, 53%)  Mantis