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#4059CD

#4059cd ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4059cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.78% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 229.36°, with 58.51% 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 5.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.49.

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Relative luminance0.1264

Complementary

  1. #4059cd
  2. #cdb440

Split complementary

  1. #4059cd
  2. #cd6e40
  3. #a0cd40

Analogous

  1. #40a0cd
  2. #4059cd
  3. #6e40cd

Triadic

  1. #4059cd
  2. #cd4059
  3. #59cd40

Tetradic

  1. #4059cd
  2. #b440cd
  3. #cdb440
  4. #59cd40

Square

  1. #4059cd
  2. #cd40a0
  3. #cdb440
  4. #40cd6e

Monochromatic

  1. #18245c
  2. #283c99
  3. #4059cd
  4. #7d8edd
  5. #b9c2ed

Shades

#4059cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4059cd
  2. #3a50b9
  3. #3347a4
  4. #2d3e90
  5. #26357b
  6. #202d67
  7. #1a2452
  8. #131b3e
  9. #0d1229
  10. #060915
  11. #000000

Tints

#4059cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4059cd
  2. #536ad2
  3. #667ad7
  4. #798bdc
  5. #8c9be1
  6. #a0ace6
  7. #b3bdeb
  8. #c6cdf0
  9. #d9def5
  10. #eceefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4059cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4059cd
  2. #465dc5
  3. #4d61be
  4. #5365b6
  5. #5a69ae
  6. #606da7
  7. #66709f
  8. #6d7497
  9. #73788f
  10. #7a7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #576099 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ad1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005dcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00758a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1e64cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ccc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4059cd {
  color: #4059cd;
}
Background
.bg-4059cd {
  background-color: #4059cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4059cd {
  border: 2px solid #4059cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4059cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 59% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4059cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4059cd, #6e40cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4059cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.49 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.58 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.96 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.38 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.72 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.73 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.77 #bfa632 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Iris
#4059cd  rgb(64, 89, 205)  hsl(229, 59%, 53%)  Iris
#cdb440  rgb(205, 180, 64)  hsl(49, 59%, 53%)  Old Gold
#cd4059  rgb(205, 64, 89)  hsl(349, 59%, 53%)  Brick Red
#59cd40  rgb(89, 205, 64)  hsl(109, 59%, 53%)  Lime Green