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#424BDD

#424bdd ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#424bdd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 29.41% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.14% cyan, 66.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 236.52°, with 69.51% saturation and 56.27% 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 6.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 3.35.

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Relative luminance0.1141

Complementary

  1. #424bdd
  2. #ddd442

Split complementary

  1. #424bdd
  2. #dd8642
  3. #98dd42

Analogous

  1. #4298dd
  2. #424bdd
  3. #8642dd

Triadic

  1. #424bdd
  2. #dd424b
  3. #4bdd42

Tetradic

  1. #424bdd
  2. #d442dd
  3. #ddd442
  4. #4bdd42

Square

  1. #424bdd
  2. #dd4298
  3. #ddd442
  4. #42dd86

Monochromatic

  1. #141a72
  2. #2029b2
  3. #424bdd
  4. #8389e9
  5. #c4c6f4

Shades

#424bdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #424bdd
  2. #3b44c7
  3. #353cb1
  4. #2e359b
  5. #282d85
  6. #21266f
  7. #1a1e58
  8. #141742
  9. #0d0f2c
  10. #070816
  11. #000000

Tints

#424bdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #424bdd
  2. #555de0
  3. #686fe4
  4. #7b81e7
  5. #8e93eb
  6. #a1a5ee
  7. #b3b7f1
  8. #c6c9f5
  9. #d9dbf8
  10. #ecedfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#424bdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #424bdd
  2. #4850d4
  3. #4e56ca
  4. #555bc1
  5. #5b60b8
  6. #6166af
  7. #676ba5
  8. #6d709c
  9. #747593
  10. #7a7b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5558a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00728e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ce0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0053db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0065b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-424bdd {
  color: #424bdd;
}
Background
.bg-424bdd {
  background-color: #424bdd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-424bdd {
  border: 2px solid #424bdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #424bdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 75 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 70% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-424bdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #424bdd, #8642dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-424bdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 75 221 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.35 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.94 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.14 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.85 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.59 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.25 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.99 #bdb422 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Iris
#424bdd  rgb(66, 75, 221)  hsl(237, 70%, 56%)  Iris
#ddd442  rgb(221, 212, 66)  hsl(57, 70%, 56%)  Citrine
#dd424b  rgb(221, 66, 75)  hsl(357, 70%, 56%)  Amaranth
#4bdd42  rgb(75, 221, 66)  hsl(117, 70%, 56%)  Malachite