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#484DC4

#484dc4 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#484dc4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 30.2% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.27% cyan, 60.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 237.58°, with 51.24% saturation and 52.55% 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 6.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 3.21.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1067

Complementary

  1. #484dc4
  2. #c4bf48

Split complementary

  1. #484dc4
  2. #c48148
  3. #8bc448

Analogous

  1. #488bc4
  2. #484dc4
  3. #8148c4

Triadic

  1. #484dc4
  2. #c4484d
  3. #4dc448

Tetradic

  1. #484dc4
  2. #bf48c4
  3. #c4bf48
  4. #4dc448

Square

  1. #484dc4
  2. #c4488b
  3. #c4bf48
  4. #48c481

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1e57
  2. #2f3391
  3. #484dc4
  4. #8285d7
  5. #bcbee9

Shades

#484dc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #484dc4
  2. #4145b0
  3. #3a3e9d
  4. #323689
  5. #2b2e76
  6. #242762
  7. #1d1f4e
  8. #16173b
  9. #0e0f27
  10. #070814
  11. #000000

Tints

#484dc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #484dc4
  2. #5a5fca
  3. #6d71d0
  4. #7f82d6
  5. #9194dc
  6. #a4a6e2
  7. #b6b8e7
  8. #c8caed
  9. #dadbf3
  10. #ededf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#484dc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #484dc4
  2. #4e52bd
  3. #5357b6
  4. #595cb0
  5. #5e61a9
  6. #6467a2
  7. #6a6c9b
  8. #6f7194
  9. #75768e
  10. #7a7b87
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #555691 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1b5ac6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0a53c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1d60a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-484dc4 {
  color: #484dc4;
}
Background
.bg-484dc4 {
  background-color: #484dc4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-484dc4 {
  border: 2px solid #484dc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #484dc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 77 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 51% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-484dc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #484dc4, #8148c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-484dc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 77 196 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.21 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.13 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.07 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.45 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.68 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.96 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.74 #b7b23b Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Iris
#484dc4  rgb(72, 77, 196)  hsl(238, 51%, 53%)  Iris
#c4bf48  rgb(196, 191, 72)  hsl(58, 51%, 53%)  Vegas Gold
#c4484d  rgb(196, 72, 77)  hsl(358, 51%, 53%)  Brick Red
#4dc448  rgb(77, 196, 72)  hsl(118, 51%, 53%)  Lime Green