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#424CD4

#424cd4 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#424cd4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 29.8% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.87% cyan, 64.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 235.89°, with 62.93% saturation and 54.51% 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 6.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 3.2.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.1108

Complementary

  1. #424cd4
  2. #d4ca42

Split complementary

  1. #424cd4
  2. #d48142
  3. #95d442

Analogous

  1. #4295d4
  2. #424cd4
  3. #8142d4

Triadic

  1. #424cd4
  2. #d4424c
  3. #4cd442

Tetradic

  1. #424cd4
  2. #ca42d4
  3. #d4ca42
  4. #4cd442

Square

  1. #424cd4
  2. #d44295
  3. #d4ca42
  4. #42d481

Monochromatic

  1. #171d66
  2. #252ea4
  3. #424cd4
  4. #8087e2
  5. #bfc2f0

Shades

#424cd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #424cd4
  2. #3b44bf
  3. #353daa
  4. #2e3594
  5. #282e7f
  6. #21266a
  7. #1a1e55
  8. #141740
  9. #0d0f2a
  10. #070815
  11. #000000

Tints

#424cd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #424cd4
  2. #555ed8
  3. #6870dd
  4. #7b82e1
  5. #8e94e5
  6. #a1a6ea
  7. #b3b7ee
  8. #c6c9f2
  9. #d9dbf6
  10. #ecedfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#424cd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #424cd4
  2. #4851cc
  3. #4e56c3
  4. #555cbb
  5. #5b61b2
  6. #6166aa
  7. #676ba2
  8. #6d7099
  9. #747691
  10. #7a7b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #54579b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005cd7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0053d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0063ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-424cd4 {
  color: #424cd4;
}
Background
.bg-424cd4 {
  background-color: #424cd4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-424cd4 {
  border: 2px solid #424cd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #424cd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 76 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 63% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-424cd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #424cd4, #8142d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-424cd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 76 212 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.20 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.36 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.43 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.76 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.01 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.39 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.52 #bdb32b Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Iris
#424cd4  rgb(66, 76, 212)  hsl(236, 63%, 55%)  Iris
#d4ca42  rgb(212, 202, 66)  hsl(56, 63%, 55%)  Citrine
#d4424c  rgb(212, 66, 76)  hsl(356, 63%, 55%)  Brick Red
#4cd442  rgb(76, 212, 66)  hsl(116, 63%, 55%)  Lime Green