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#494CDC

#494cdc ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#494cdc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 29.8% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.82% cyan, 65.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 238.78°, with 67.74% saturation and 57.45% 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 6.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 2.67.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.1175

Complementary

  1. #494cdc
  2. #dcd949

Split complementary

  1. #494cdc
  2. #dc9049
  3. #95dc49

Analogous

  1. #4995dc
  2. #494cdc
  3. #9049dc

Triadic

  1. #494cdc
  2. #dc494c
  3. #4cdc49

Tetradic

  1. #494cdc
  2. #d949dc
  3. #dcd949
  4. #4cdc49

Square

  1. #494cdc
  2. #dc4995
  3. #dcd949
  4. #49dc90

Monochromatic

  1. #171975
  2. #2326b6
  3. #494cdc
  4. #898be8
  5. #c9caf5

Shades

#494cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #494cdc
  2. #4244c6
  3. #3a3db0
  4. #33359a
  5. #2c2e84
  6. #25266e
  7. #1d1e58
  8. #161742
  9. #0f0f2c
  10. #070816
  11. #000000

Tints

#494cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #494cdc
  2. #5b5ee0
  3. #6d70e3
  4. #8082e7
  5. #9294ea
  6. #a4a6ee
  7. #b6b7f1
  8. #c8c9f5
  9. #dbdbf8
  10. #ededfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#494cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #494cdc
  2. #4f51d3
  3. #5456ca
  4. #5a5cc0
  5. #5f61b7
  6. #6566ae
  7. #6a6ba5
  8. #70709c
  9. #757692
  10. #7b7b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5859a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ad9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00728d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ddf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0054da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0065b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-494cdc {
  color: #494cdc;
}
Background
.bg-494cdc {
  background-color: #494cdc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-494cdc {
  border: 2px solid #494cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #494cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 76 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-494cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #494cdc, #9049dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-494cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 76 220 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 2.67 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.18 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.07 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.14 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.08 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.72 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.85 #b6b323 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Iris
#494cdc  rgb(73, 76, 220)  hsl(239, 68%, 57%)  Iris
#dcd949  rgb(220, 217, 73)  hsl(59, 68%, 57%)  Straw
#dc494c  rgb(220, 73, 76)  hsl(359, 68%, 57%)  Indian Red
#4cdc49  rgb(76, 220, 73)  hsl(119, 68%, 57%)  Malachite