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#4840DC

#4840dc ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4840dc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.27% cyan, 70.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 243.08°, with 69.03% 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 6.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.44.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.1021

Complementary

  1. #4840dc
  2. #d4dc40

Split complementary

  1. #4840dc
  2. #dc9640
  3. #86dc40

Analogous

  1. #4086dc
  2. #4840dc
  3. #9640dc

Triadic

  1. #4840dc
  2. #dc4840
  3. #40dc48

Tetradic

  1. #4840dc
  2. #dc40d4
  3. #d4dc40
  4. #40dc48

Square

  1. #4840dc
  2. #dc4086
  3. #d4dc40
  4. #40dc96

Monochromatic

  1. #19146f
  2. #2720af
  3. #4840dc
  4. #8681e8
  5. #c4c1f4

Shades

#4840dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4840dc
  2. #413ac6
  3. #3a33b0
  4. #322d9a
  5. #2b2684
  6. #24206e
  7. #1d1a58
  8. #161342
  9. #0e0d2c
  10. #070616
  11. #000000

Tints

#4840dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4840dc
  2. #5a53e0
  3. #6d66e3
  4. #7f79e7
  5. #918cea
  6. #a4a0ee
  7. #b6b3f1
  8. #c8c6f5
  9. #dad9f8
  10. #edecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4840dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4840dc
  2. #4e46d3
  3. #534dca
  4. #5953c0
  5. #5e5ab7
  6. #6460ae
  7. #6a66a5
  8. #6f6d9c
  9. #757392
  10. #7a7a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #53519f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0055df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004cda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005db1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4840dc {
  color: #4840dc;
}
Background
.bg-4840dc {
  background-color: #4840dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4840dc {
  border: 2px solid #4840dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4840dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 64 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 69% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4840dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4840dc, #9640dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4840dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 64 220 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.44 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.99 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.17 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.34 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.67 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.58 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.18 #b7bf23 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Iris
#4840dc  rgb(72, 64, 220)  hsl(243, 69%, 56%)  Iris
#d4dc40  rgb(212, 220, 64)  hsl(63, 69%, 56%)  Pear
#dc4840  rgb(220, 72, 64)  hsl(3, 69%, 56%)  Cinnabar
#40dc48  rgb(64, 220, 72)  hsl(123, 69%, 56%)  Malachite