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#4840DA

#4840da ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4840da is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 25.1% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.97% cyan, 70.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 243.12°, with 67.54% saturation and 55.29% 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 6.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.42.

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Relative luminance0.1011

Complementary

  1. #4840da
  2. #d2da40

Split complementary

  1. #4840da
  2. #da9540
  3. #85da40

Analogous

  1. #4085da
  2. #4840da
  3. #9540da

Triadic

  1. #4840da
  2. #da4840
  3. #40da48

Tetradic

  1. #4840da
  2. #da40d2
  3. #d2da40
  4. #40da48

Square

  1. #4840da
  2. #da4085
  3. #d2da40
  4. #40da95

Monochromatic

  1. #19156c
  2. #2921ac
  3. #4840da
  4. #8580e6
  5. #c3c0f3

Shades

#4840da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4840da
  2. #413ac4
  3. #3a33ae
  4. #322d99
  5. #2b2683
  6. #24206d
  7. #1d1a57
  8. #161341
  9. #0e0d2c
  10. #070616
  11. #000000

Tints

#4840da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4840da
  2. #5a53de
  3. #6d66e1
  4. #7f79e5
  5. #918ce9
  6. #a4a0ed
  7. #b6b3f0
  8. #c8c6f4
  9. #dad9f8
  10. #edecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4840da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4840da
  2. #4e46d1
  3. #534dc8
  4. #5953bf
  5. #5e5ab6
  6. #6460ad
  7. #6a66a4
  8. #6f6d9b
  9. #757392
  10. #7a7a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #53509e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0055dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004cd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005caf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4840da {
  color: #4840da;
}
Background
.bg-4840da {
  background-color: #4840da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4840da {
  border: 2px solid #4840da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4840da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 64 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 68% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4840da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4840da, #9540da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4840da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 64 218 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.42 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.93 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.06 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.46 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.47 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.66 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.27 #b7bf25 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Iris
#4840da  rgb(72, 64, 218)  hsl(243, 68%, 55%)  Iris
#d2da40  rgb(210, 218, 64)  hsl(63, 68%, 55%)  Pear
#da4840  rgb(218, 72, 64)  hsl(3, 68%, 55%)  Cinnabar
#40da48  rgb(64, 218, 72)  hsl(123, 68%, 55%)  Malachite