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#4F59CD

#4f59cd ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4f59cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.98% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.46% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 235.24°, with 55.75% saturation and 55.69% 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 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 3.85.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1321

Complementary

  1. #4f59cd
  2. #cdc34f

Split complementary

  1. #4f59cd
  2. #cd844f
  3. #98cd4f

Analogous

  1. #4f98cd
  2. #4f59cd
  3. #844fcd

Triadic

  1. #4f59cd
  2. #cd4f59
  3. #59cd4f

Tetradic

  1. #4f59cd
  2. #c34fcd
  3. #cdc34f
  4. #59cd4f

Square

  1. #4f59cd
  2. #cd4f98
  3. #cdc34f
  4. #4fcd84

Monochromatic

  1. #1d2366
  2. #2e37a2
  3. #4f59cd
  4. #8b91de
  5. #c6c9ef

Shades

#4f59cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4f59cd
  2. #4750b9
  3. #3f47a4
  4. #373e90
  5. #2f357b
  6. #282d67
  7. #202452
  8. #181b3e
  9. #101229
  10. #080915
  11. #000000

Tints

#4f59cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4f59cd
  2. #616ad2
  3. #727ad7
  4. #848bdc
  5. #959be1
  6. #a7ace6
  7. #b9bdeb
  8. #cacdf0
  9. #dcdef5
  10. #edeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4f59cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4f59cd
  2. #545dc5
  3. #5961be
  4. #5e65b6
  5. #6369ae
  6. #686da7
  7. #6c709f
  8. #717497
  9. #76788f
  10. #7b7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 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 #2d65cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #235ecc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #276ba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4f59cd {
  color: #4f59cd;
}
Background
.bg-4f59cd {
  background-color: #4f59cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4f59cd {
  border: 2px solid #4f59cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4f59cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 79 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 56% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4f59cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4f59cd, #844fcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4f59cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(79 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.85 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.61 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.64 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.50 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.83 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.46 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.70 #b0a632 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Iris
#4f59cd  rgb(79, 89, 205)  hsl(235, 56%, 56%)  Iris
#cdc34f  rgb(205, 195, 79)  hsl(55, 56%, 56%)  Vegas Gold
#cd4f59  rgb(205, 79, 89)  hsl(355, 56%, 56%)  Brick Red
#59cd4f  rgb(89, 205, 79)  hsl(115, 56%, 56%)  Lime Green