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#4A59CD

#4a59cd ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4a59cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.9% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 233.13°, with 56.71% 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 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.38.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1301

Complementary

  1. #4a59cd
  2. #cdbe4a

Split complementary

  1. #4a59cd
  2. #cd7d4a
  3. #9bcd4a

Analogous

  1. #4a9bcd
  2. #4a59cd
  3. #7d4acd

Triadic

  1. #4a59cd
  2. #cd4a59
  3. #59cd4a

Tetradic

  1. #4a59cd
  2. #be4acd
  3. #cdbe4a
  4. #59cd4a

Square

  1. #4a59cd
  2. #cd4a9b
  3. #cdbe4a
  4. #4acd7d

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2363
  2. #2c399f
  3. #4a59cd
  4. #8690de
  5. #c2c7ee

Shades

#4a59cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4a59cd
  2. #4350b9
  3. #3b47a4
  4. #343e90
  5. #2c357b
  6. #252d67
  7. #1e2452
  8. #161b3e
  9. #0f1229
  10. #070915
  11. #000000

Tints

#4a59cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4a59cd
  2. #5c6ad2
  3. #6e7ad7
  4. #808bdc
  5. #929be1
  6. #a5ace6
  7. #b7bdeb
  8. #c9cdf0
  9. #dbdef5
  10. #edeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4a59cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4a59cd
  2. #4f5dc5
  3. #5561be
  4. #5a65b6
  5. #6069ae
  6. #656da7
  7. #6a709f
  8. #707497
  9. #75788f
  10. #7b7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b609a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00758a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2964cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1a5dcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #186ba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4a59cd {
  color: #4a59cd;
}
Background
.bg-4a59cd {
  background-color: #4a59cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4a59cd {
  border: 2px solid #4a59cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4a59cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 57% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4a59cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4a59cd, #7d4acd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4a59cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.38 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.22 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.36 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.24 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.72 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.78 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.90 #b5a632 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Iris
#4a59cd  rgb(74, 89, 205)  hsl(233, 57%, 55%)  Iris
#cdbe4a  rgb(205, 190, 74)  hsl(53, 57%, 55%)  Old Gold
#cd4a59  rgb(205, 74, 89)  hsl(353, 57%, 55%)  Brick Red
#59cd4a  rgb(89, 205, 74)  hsl(113, 57%, 55%)  Lime Green