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#4940DC

#4940dc ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4940dc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 25.1% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.82% cyan, 70.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 243.46°, 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 6.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.4.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.1025

Complementary

  1. #4940dc
  2. #d3dc40

Split complementary

  1. #4940dc
  2. #dc9740
  3. #85dc40

Analogous

  1. #4085dc
  2. #4940dc
  3. #9740dc

Triadic

  1. #4940dc
  2. #dc4940
  3. #40dc49

Tetradic

  1. #4940dc
  2. #dc40d3
  3. #d3dc40
  4. #40dc49

Square

  1. #4940dc
  2. #dc4085
  3. #d3dc40
  4. #40dc97

Monochromatic

  1. #1a146f
  2. #2820af
  3. #4940dc
  4. #8781e8
  5. #c4c1f4

Shades

#4940dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4940dc
  2. #423ac6
  3. #3a33b0
  4. #332d9a
  5. #2c2684
  6. #25206e
  7. #1d1a58
  8. #161342
  9. #0f0d2c
  10. #070616
  11. #000000

Tints

#4940dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4940dc
  2. #5b53e0
  3. #6d66e3
  4. #8079e7
  5. #928cea
  6. #a4a0ee
  7. #b6b3f1
  8. #c8c6f5
  9. #dbd9f8
  10. #edecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4940dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4940dc
  2. #4f46d3
  3. #544dca
  4. #5a53c0
  5. #5f5ab7
  6. #6560ae
  7. #6a66a5
  8. #706d9c
  9. #757392
  10. #7b7a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #54519f ≈ 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-4940dc {
  color: #4940dc;
}
Background
.bg-4940dc {
  background-color: #4940dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4940dc {
  border: 2px solid #4940dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4940dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 64 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 69% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4940dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4940dc, #9740dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4940dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 64 220 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.40 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.93 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.17 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.31 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.76 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.57 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.11 #b6bf23 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Iris
#4940dc  rgb(73, 64, 220)  hsl(243, 69%, 56%)  Iris
#d3dc40  rgb(211, 220, 64)  hsl(63, 69%, 56%)  Pear
#dc4940  rgb(220, 73, 64)  hsl(3, 69%, 56%)  Cinnabar
#40dc49  rgb(64, 220, 73)  hsl(123, 69%, 56%)  Malachite