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#4A5EB7

#4a5eb7 ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4a5eb7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 36.86% green and 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.56% cyan, 48.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 228.99°, with 43.08% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 6.16.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1288

Complementary

  1. #4a5eb7
  2. #b7a34a

Split complementary

  1. #4a5eb7
  2. #b76c4a
  3. #94b74a

Analogous

  1. #4a94b7
  2. #4a5eb7
  3. #6c4ab7

Triadic

  1. #4a5eb7
  2. #b74a5e
  3. #5eb74a

Tetradic

  1. #4a5eb7
  2. #a34ab7
  3. #b7a34a
  4. #5eb74a

Square

  1. #4a5eb7
  2. #b74a94
  3. #b7a34a
  4. #4ab76c

Monochromatic

  1. #1e264a
  2. #334281
  3. #4a5eb7
  4. #818fcd
  5. #b7bfe3

Shades

#4a5eb7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4a5eb7
  2. #4355a5
  3. #3b4b92
  4. #344280
  5. #2c386e
  6. #252f5c
  7. #1e2649
  8. #161c37
  9. #0f1325
  10. #070912
  11. #000000

Tints

#4a5eb7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4a5eb7
  2. #5c6ebe
  3. #6e7ec5
  4. #808ecd
  5. #929ed4
  6. #a5afdb
  7. #b7bfe2
  8. #c9cfe9
  9. #dbdff1
  10. #edeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4a5eb7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4a5eb7
  2. #4f61b2
  3. #5565ac
  4. #5a68a7
  5. #606ca1
  6. #656f9c
  7. #6a7296
  8. #707691
  9. #75798b
  10. #7b7d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b628d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #316aba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1f60b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007282 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d65b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #355fb6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a6b9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4a5eb7 {
  color: #4a5eb7;
}
Background
.bg-4a5eb7 {
  background-color: #4a5eb7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4a5eb7 {
  border: 2px solid #4a5eb7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4a5eb7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 94 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 43% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4a5eb7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4a5eb7, #6c4ab7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4a5eb7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 94 183 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.16 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.33 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.69 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.30 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.31 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.32 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.11 #b5a148 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#4a5eb7  rgb(74, 94, 183)  hsl(229, 43%, 50%)  Sapphire
#b7a34a  rgb(183, 163, 74)  hsl(49, 43%, 50%)  Brass
#b74a5e  rgb(183, 74, 94)  hsl(349, 43%, 50%)  Brick Red
#5eb74a  rgb(94, 183, 74)  hsl(109, 43%, 50%)  Mantis