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#494FCE

#494fce ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#494fce is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 30.98% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.56% cyan, 61.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 237.29°, with 57.58% saturation and 54.71% 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 6.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 2.52.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1146

Complementary

  1. #494fce
  2. #cec849

Split complementary

  1. #494fce
  2. #ce8649
  3. #92ce49

Analogous

  1. #4992ce
  2. #494fce
  3. #8649ce

Triadic

  1. #494fce
  2. #ce494f
  3. #4fce49

Tetradic

  1. #494fce
  2. #c849ce
  3. #cec849
  4. #4fce49

Square

  1. #494fce
  2. #ce4992
  3. #cec849
  4. #49ce86

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1e63
  2. #2b30a0
  3. #494fce
  4. #8589de
  5. #c2c4ee

Shades

#494fce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #494fce
  2. #4247b9
  3. #3a3fa5
  4. #333790
  5. #2c2f7c
  6. #252867
  7. #1d2052
  8. #16183e
  9. #0f1029
  10. #070815
  11. #000000

Tints

#494fce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #494fce
  2. #5b61d3
  3. #6d72d8
  4. #8084dd
  5. #9295e2
  6. #a4a7e7
  7. #b6b9eb
  8. #c8caf0
  9. #dbdcf5
  10. #ededfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#494fce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #494fce
  2. #4f54c6
  3. #5459be
  4. #5a5eb7
  5. #5f63af
  6. #6568a7
  7. #6a6c9f
  8. #707197
  9. #757690
  10. #7b7b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #575998 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #125dd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0055cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1464a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-494fce {
  color: #494fce;
}
Background
.bg-494fce {
  background-color: #494fce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-494fce {
  border: 2px solid #494fce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #494fce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 79 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 58% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-494fce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #494fce, #8649ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-494fce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 79 206 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 2.52 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.00 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.27 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.79 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.35 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.62 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.66 #b6b031 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Iris
#494fce  rgb(73, 79, 206)  hsl(237, 58%, 55%)  Iris
#cec849  rgb(206, 200, 73)  hsl(57, 58%, 55%)  Straw
#ce494f  rgb(206, 73, 79)  hsl(357, 58%, 55%)  Brick Red
#4fce49  rgb(79, 206, 73)  hsl(117, 58%, 55%)  Lime Green