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#4656DC

#4656dc ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4656dc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 33.73% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.18% cyan, 60.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 233.6°, with 68.18% saturation and 56.86% 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 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1312

Complementary

  1. #4656dc
  2. #dccc46

Split complementary

  1. #4656dc
  2. #dc8146
  3. #a1dc46

Analogous

  1. #46a1dc
  2. #4656dc
  3. #8146dc

Triadic

  1. #4656dc
  2. #dc4656
  3. #56dc46

Tetradic

  1. #4656dc
  2. #cc46dc
  3. #dccc46
  4. #56dc46

Square

  1. #4656dc
  2. #dc46a1
  3. #dccc46
  4. #46dc81

Monochromatic

  1. #162073
  2. #2231b4
  3. #4656dc
  4. #8691e8
  5. #c7ccf4

Shades

#4656dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4656dc
  2. #3f4dc6
  3. #3845b0
  4. #313c9a
  5. #2a3484
  6. #232b6e
  7. #1c2258
  8. #151a42
  9. #0e112c
  10. #070916
  11. #000000

Tints

#4656dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4656dc
  2. #5967e0
  3. #6b78e3
  4. #7e89e7
  5. #909aea
  6. #a3abee
  7. #b5bbf1
  8. #c8ccf5
  9. #daddf8
  10. #edeefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4656dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4656dc
  2. #4c5ad3
  3. #525eca
  4. #5763c0
  5. #5d67b7
  6. #636bae
  7. #696fa5
  8. #6f739c
  9. #747892
  10. #7a7c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a60a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ce0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007891 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0364df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006cb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4656dc {
  color: #4656dc;
}
Background
.bg-4656dc {
  background-color: #4656dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4656dc {
  border: 2px solid #4656dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4656dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 86 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4656dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4656dc, #8146dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4656dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 86 220 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.99 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.22 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.65 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.16 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.54 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.64 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.12 #b9a923 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Iris
#4656dc  rgb(70, 86, 220)  hsl(234, 68%, 57%)  Iris
#dccc46  rgb(220, 204, 70)  hsl(54, 68%, 57%)  Citrine
#dc4656  rgb(220, 70, 86)  hsl(354, 68%, 57%)  Amaranth
#56dc46  rgb(86, 220, 70)  hsl(114, 68%, 57%)  Malachite