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#4450BB

#4450bb ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4450bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 31.37% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.64% cyan, 57.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 233.95°, with 46.67% saturation and 50% 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 6.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.71.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1055

Complementary

  1. #4450bb
  2. #bbaf44

Split complementary

  1. #4450bb
  2. #bb7344
  3. #8cbb44

Analogous

  1. #448cbb
  2. #4450bb
  3. #7344bb

Triadic

  1. #4450bb
  2. #bb4450
  3. #50bb44

Tetradic

  1. #4450bb
  2. #af44bb
  3. #bbaf44
  4. #50bb44

Square

  1. #4450bb
  2. #bb448c
  3. #bbaf44
  4. #44bb73

Monochromatic

  1. #1b204b
  2. #303883
  3. #4450bb
  4. #7c84cf
  5. #b4b9e4

Shades

#4450bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4450bb
  2. #3d48a8
  3. #364096
  4. #303883
  5. #293070
  6. #22285e
  7. #1b204b
  8. #141838
  9. #0e1025
  10. #070813
  11. #000000

Tints

#4450bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4450bb
  2. #5762c2
  3. #6973c9
  4. #7c85cf
  5. #8f96d6
  6. #a2a8dd
  7. #b4b9e4
  8. #c7cbeb
  9. #dadcf1
  10. #eceef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4450bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4450bb
  2. #4a55b5
  3. #505aaf
  4. #565ea9
  5. #5c63a3
  6. #62689e
  7. #686d98
  8. #6e7292
  9. #74768c
  10. #7a7b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #53578c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #245bbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1854ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #19609a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4450bb {
  color: #4450bb;
}
Background
.bg-4450bb {
  background-color: #4450bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4450bb {
  border: 2px solid #4450bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4450bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 80 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 47% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4450bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4450bb, #7344bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4450bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 80 187 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.71 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.05 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.59 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.56 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.59 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.07 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.14 #bbaf44 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Iris
#4450bb  rgb(68, 80, 187)  hsl(234, 47%, 50%)  Iris
#bbaf44  rgb(187, 175, 68)  hsl(54, 47%, 50%)  Brass
#bb4450  rgb(187, 68, 80)  hsl(354, 47%, 50%)  Brick Red
#50bb44  rgb(80, 187, 68)  hsl(114, 47%, 50%)  Kelly Green