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#4256DA

#4256da ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4256da is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 33.73% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.72% cyan, 60.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 232.11°, with 67.26% 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 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.32.

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Relative luminance0.1288

Complementary

  1. #4256da
  2. #dac642

Split complementary

  1. #4256da
  2. #da7a42
  3. #a2da42

Analogous

  1. #42a2da
  2. #4256da
  3. #7a42da

Triadic

  1. #4256da
  2. #da4256
  3. #56da42

Tetradic

  1. #4256da
  2. #c642da
  3. #dac642
  4. #56da42

Square

  1. #4256da
  2. #da42a2
  3. #dac642
  4. #42da7a

Monochromatic

  1. #15216e
  2. #2234ae
  3. #4256da
  4. #828fe7
  5. #c2c8f3

Shades

#4256da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4256da
  2. #3b4dc4
  3. #3545ae
  4. #2e3c99
  5. #283483
  6. #212b6d
  7. #1a2257
  8. #141a41
  9. #0d112c
  10. #070916
  11. #000000

Tints

#4256da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4256da
  2. #5567de
  3. #6878e1
  4. #7b89e5
  5. #8e9ae9
  6. #a1abed
  7. #b3bbf0
  8. #c6ccf4
  9. #d9ddf8
  10. #eceefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4256da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4256da
  2. #485ad1
  3. #4e5ec8
  4. #5563bf
  5. #5b67b6
  6. #616bad
  7. #676fa4
  8. #6d739b
  9. #747892
  10. #7a7c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #595fa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ed7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007790 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0064dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006cb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4256da {
  color: #4256da;
}
Background
.bg-4256da {
  background-color: #4256da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4256da {
  border: 2px solid #4256da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4256da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 86 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 67% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4256da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4256da, #7a42da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4256da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 86 218 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.32 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.74 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.08 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.28 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.46 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.04 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.10 #bda925 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Iris
#4256da  rgb(66, 86, 218)  hsl(232, 67%, 56%)  Iris
#dac642  rgb(218, 198, 66)  hsl(52, 67%, 56%)  Citrine
#da4256  rgb(218, 66, 86)  hsl(352, 67%, 56%)  Amaranth
#56da42  rgb(86, 218, 66)  hsl(112, 67%, 56%)  Lime Green