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#4E59CD

#4e59cd ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e59cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.95% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 234.8°, 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 3.95.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1317

Complementary

  1. #4e59cd
  2. #cdc24e

Split complementary

  1. #4e59cd
  2. #cd824e
  3. #99cd4e

Analogous

  1. #4e99cd
  2. #4e59cd
  3. #824ecd

Triadic

  1. #4e59cd
  2. #cd4e59
  3. #59cd4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e59cd
  2. #c24ecd
  3. #cdc24e
  4. #59cd4e

Square

  1. #4e59cd
  2. #cd4e99
  3. #cdc24e
  4. #4ecd82

Monochromatic

  1. #1d2365
  2. #2d37a1
  3. #4e59cd
  4. #8a91de
  5. #c5c9ef

Shades

#4e59cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e59cd
  2. #4650b9
  3. #3e47a4
  4. #373e90
  5. #2f357b
  6. #272d67
  7. #1f2452
  8. #171b3e
  9. #101229
  10. #080915
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e59cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e59cd
  2. #606ad2
  3. #717ad7
  4. #838bdc
  5. #959be1
  6. #a7ace6
  7. #b8bdeb
  8. #cacdf0
  9. #dcdef5
  10. #edeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e59cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e59cd
  2. #535dc5
  3. #5861be
  4. #5d65b6
  5. #6269ae
  6. #676da7
  7. #6c709f
  8. #717497
  9. #76788f
  10. #7b7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d619a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00758a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c64cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #215dcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #246ba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e59cd {
  color: #4e59cd;
}
Background
.bg-4e59cd {
  background-color: #4e59cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e59cd {
  border: 2px solid #4e59cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e59cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 56% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e59cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e59cd, #824ecd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e59cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.95 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.75 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.76 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.44 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.80 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.32 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.74 #b1a632 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Iris
#4e59cd  rgb(78, 89, 205)  hsl(235, 56%, 55%)  Iris
#cdc24e  rgb(205, 194, 78)  hsl(55, 56%, 55%)  Old Gold
#cd4e59  rgb(205, 78, 89)  hsl(355, 56%, 55%)  Brick Red
#59cd4e  rgb(89, 205, 78)  hsl(115, 56%, 55%)  Lime Green