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#4B59BF

#4b59bf ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4b59bf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 34.9% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.73% cyan, 53.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 232.76°, with 47.54% saturation and 52.16% 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 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.12.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.124

Complementary

  1. #4b59bf
  2. #bfb14b

Split complementary

  1. #4b59bf
  2. #bf774b
  3. #93bf4b

Analogous

  1. #4b93bf
  2. #4b59bf
  3. #774bbf

Triadic

  1. #4b59bf
  2. #bf4b59
  3. #59bf4b

Tetradic

  1. #4b59bf
  2. #b14bbf
  3. #bfb14b
  4. #59bf4b

Square

  1. #4b59bf
  2. #bf4b93
  3. #bfb14b
  4. #4bbf77

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2453
  2. #323d8c
  3. #4b59bf
  4. #838dd3
  5. #bcc1e7

Shades

#4b59bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b59bf
  2. #4450ac
  3. #3c4799
  4. #353e86
  5. #2d3573
  6. #262d60
  7. #1e244c
  8. #171b39
  9. #0f1226
  10. #080913
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b59bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b59bf
  2. #5d6ac5
  3. #6f7acc
  4. #818bd2
  5. #939bd9
  6. #a5acdf
  7. #b7bde5
  8. #c9cdec
  9. #dbdef2
  10. #edeef9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b59bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b59bf
  2. #505db9
  3. #5661b2
  4. #5b65ac
  5. #6069a6
  6. #666da0
  7. #6b7099
  8. #707493
  9. #75788d
  10. #7b7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a5f91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1868c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ebd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007183 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3362c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2b5cbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #27689f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b59bf {
  color: #4b59bf;
}
Background
.bg-4b59bf {
  background-color: #4b59bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4b59bf {
  border: 2px solid #4b59bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b59bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 89 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 48% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b59bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b59bf, #774bbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b59bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 89 191 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.12 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.91 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.16 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.43 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.19 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.49 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.62 #b4a640 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Iris
#4b59bf  rgb(75, 89, 191)  hsl(233, 48%, 52%)  Iris
#bfb14b  rgb(191, 177, 75)  hsl(53, 48%, 52%)  Vegas Gold
#bf4b59  rgb(191, 75, 89)  hsl(353, 48%, 52%)  Brick Red
#59bf4b  rgb(89, 191, 75)  hsl(113, 48%, 52%)  Mantis