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#4850D4

#4850d4 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4850d4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 31.37% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.04% cyan, 62.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 236.57°, with 61.95% 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 6.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 2.64.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1187

Complementary

  1. #4850d4
  2. #d4cc48

Split complementary

  1. #4850d4
  2. #d48648
  3. #96d448

Analogous

  1. #4896d4
  2. #4850d4
  3. #8648d4

Triadic

  1. #4850d4
  2. #d44850
  3. #50d448

Tetradic

  1. #4850d4
  2. #cc48d4
  3. #d4cc48
  4. #50d448

Square

  1. #4850d4
  2. #d44896
  3. #d4cc48
  4. #48d486

Monochromatic

  1. #191e6a
  2. #272fa8
  3. #4850d4
  4. #868be3
  5. #c4c6f1

Shades

#4850d4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4850d4
  2. #4148bf
  3. #3a40aa
  4. #323894
  5. #2b307f
  6. #24286a
  7. #1d2055
  8. #161840
  9. #0e102a
  10. #070815
  11. #000000

Tints

#4850d4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4850d4
  2. #5a62d8
  3. #6d73dd
  4. #7f85e1
  5. #9196e5
  6. #a4a8ea
  7. #b6b9ee
  8. #c8cbf2
  9. #dadcf6
  10. #edeefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4850d4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4850d4
  2. #4e55cc
  3. #535ac3
  4. #595ebb
  5. #5e63b2
  6. #6468aa
  7. #6a6da2
  8. #6f7299
  9. #757691
  10. #7a7b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #585a9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ad1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00728a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #055fd7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0056d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0166ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4850d4 {
  color: #4850d4;
}
Background
.bg-4850d4 {
  background-color: #4850d4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4850d4 {
  border: 2px solid #4850d4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4850d4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 80 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 62% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4850d4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4850d4, #8648d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4850d4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 80 212 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 2.64 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.69 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.71 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.03 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.54 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.15 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.30 #b7af2b Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Iris
#4850d4  rgb(72, 80, 212)  hsl(237, 62%, 56%)  Iris
#d4cc48  rgb(212, 204, 72)  hsl(57, 62%, 56%)  Straw
#d44850  rgb(212, 72, 80)  hsl(357, 62%, 56%)  Brick Red
#50d448  rgb(80, 212, 72)  hsl(117, 62%, 56%)  Lime Green