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#4E5AAA

#4e5aaa ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e5aaa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 35.29% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.12% cyan, 47.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 232.17°, with 37.1% saturation and 48.63% 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 6.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 6.88.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1183

Complementary

  1. #4e5aaa
  2. #aa9e4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e5aaa
  2. #aa704e
  3. #88aa4e

Analogous

  1. #4e88aa
  2. #4e5aaa
  3. #704eaa

Triadic

  1. #4e5aaa
  2. #aa4e5a
  3. #5aaa4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e5aaa
  2. #9e4eaa
  3. #aa9e4e
  4. #5aaa4e

Square

  1. #4e5aaa
  2. #aa4e88
  3. #aa9e4e
  4. #4eaa70

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2241
  2. #363e76
  3. #4e5aaa
  4. #8089c5
  5. #b4badd

Shades

#4e5aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e5aaa
  2. #465199
  3. #3e4888
  4. #373f77
  5. #2f3666
  6. #272d55
  7. #1f2444
  8. #171b33
  9. #101222
  10. #080911
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e5aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e5aaa
  2. #606bb3
  3. #717bbb
  4. #838cc4
  5. #959ccc
  6. #a7add5
  7. #b8bddd
  8. #cacee6
  9. #dcdeee
  10. #edeff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e5aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e5aaa
  2. #535ea6
  3. #5862a2
  4. #5d659d
  5. #626999
  6. #676d95
  7. #6c7191
  8. #71758d
  9. #767888
  10. #7b7c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a5e84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3665ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b5da8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #226c7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4161ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c5ca9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #38658f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e5aaa {
  color: #4e5aaa;
}
Background
.bg-4e5aaa {
  background-color: #4e5aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e5aaa {
  border: 2px solid #4e5aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e5aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 90 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 37% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e5aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e5aaa, #704eaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e5aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 90 170 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.88 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.37 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.56 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.08 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.23 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.43 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.54 #b1a555 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#4e5aaa  rgb(78, 90, 170)  hsl(232, 37%, 49%)  Sapphire
#aa9e4e  rgb(170, 158, 78)  hsl(52, 37%, 49%)  Brass
#aa4e5a  rgb(170, 78, 90)  hsl(352, 37%, 49%)  Brick Red
#5aaa4e  rgb(90, 170, 78)  hsl(112, 37%, 49%)  Mantis