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#4856BB

#4856bb ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4856bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 33.73% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.5% cyan, 54.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 232.7°, with 45.82% saturation and 50.78% 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 6.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.14.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1162

Complementary

  1. #4856bb
  2. #bbad48

Split complementary

  1. #4856bb
  2. #bb7348
  3. #8fbb48

Analogous

  1. #488fbb
  2. #4856bb
  3. #7348bb

Triadic

  1. #4856bb
  2. #bb4856
  3. #56bb48

Tetradic

  1. #4856bb
  2. #ad48bb
  3. #bbad48
  4. #56bb48

Square

  1. #4856bb
  2. #bb488f
  3. #bbad48
  4. #48bb73

Monochromatic

  1. #1d234d
  2. #313c85
  3. #4856bb
  4. #8089d0
  5. #b8bde4

Shades

#4856bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4856bb
  2. #414da8
  3. #3a4596
  4. #323c83
  5. #2b3470
  6. #242b5e
  7. #1d224b
  8. #161a38
  9. #0e1125
  10. #070913
  11. #000000

Tints

#4856bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4856bb
  2. #5a67c2
  3. #6d78c9
  4. #7f89cf
  5. #919ad6
  6. #a4abdd
  7. #b6bbe4
  8. #c8cceb
  9. #daddf1
  10. #edeef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4856bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4856bb
  2. #4e5ab5
  3. #535eaf
  4. #5963a9
  5. #5e67a3
  6. #646b9e
  7. #6a6f98
  8. #6f7392
  9. #75788c
  10. #7a7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #575c8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1265bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #305fbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2759ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #23659b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4856bb {
  color: #4856bb;
}
Background
.bg-4856bb {
  background-color: #4856bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4856bb {
  border: 2px solid #4856bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4856bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 86 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 46% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4856bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4856bb, #7348bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4856bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 86 187 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.14 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.63 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.50 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.68 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.72 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.51 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.79 #b7a944 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Iris
#4856bb  rgb(72, 86, 187)  hsl(233, 46%, 51%)  Iris
#bbad48  rgb(187, 173, 72)  hsl(53, 46%, 51%)  Brass
#bb4856  rgb(187, 72, 86)  hsl(353, 46%, 51%)  Brick Red
#56bb48  rgb(86, 187, 72)  hsl(113, 46%, 51%)  Kelly Green