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#4B59CD

#4b59cd ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4b59cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.41% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 233.54°, with 56.52% saturation and 54.9% 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 5.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.27.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1305

Complementary

  1. #4b59cd
  2. #cdbf4b

Split complementary

  1. #4b59cd
  2. #cd7e4b
  3. #9acd4b

Analogous

  1. #4b9acd
  2. #4b59cd
  3. #7e4bcd

Triadic

  1. #4b59cd
  2. #cd4b59
  3. #59cd4b

Tetradic

  1. #4b59cd
  2. #bf4bcd
  3. #cdbf4b
  4. #59cd4b

Square

  1. #4b59cd
  2. #cd4b9a
  3. #cdbf4b
  4. #4bcd7e

Monochromatic

  1. #1c2363
  2. #2c399f
  3. #4b59cd
  4. #8790de
  5. #c3c7ee

Shades

#4b59cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b59cd
  2. #4450b9
  3. #3c47a4
  4. #353e90
  5. #2d357b
  6. #262d67
  7. #1e2452
  8. #171b3e
  9. #0f1229
  10. #080915
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b59cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b59cd
  2. #5d6ad2
  3. #6f7ad7
  4. #818bdc
  5. #939be1
  6. #a5ace6
  7. #b7bdeb
  8. #c9cdf0
  9. #dbdef5
  10. #edeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b59cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b59cd
  2. #505dc5
  3. #5661be
  4. #5b65b6
  5. #6069ae
  6. #666da7
  7. #6b709f
  8. #707497
  9. #75788f
  10. #7b7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c609a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00758a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2964cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1c5dcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1b6ba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b59cd {
  color: #4b59cd;
}
Background
.bg-4b59cd {
  background-color: #4b59cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4b59cd {
  border: 2px solid #4b59cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b59cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 57% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b59cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b59cd, #7e4bcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b59cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.27 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.10 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.21 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.28 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.73 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.91 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.85 #b4a632 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Iris
#4b59cd  rgb(75, 89, 205)  hsl(234, 57%, 55%)  Iris
#cdbf4b  rgb(205, 191, 75)  hsl(54, 57%, 55%)  Old Gold
#cd4b59  rgb(205, 75, 89)  hsl(354, 57%, 55%)  Brick Red
#59cd4b  rgb(89, 205, 75)  hsl(114, 57%, 55%)  Lime Green