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#4B5BC2

#4b5bc2 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4b5bc2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 35.69% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.34% cyan, 53.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 231.93°, with 49.38% saturation and 52.75% 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 Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.43.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1287

Complementary

  1. #4b5bc2
  2. #c2b24b

Split complementary

  1. #4b5bc2
  2. #c2774b
  3. #97c24b

Analogous

  1. #4b97c2
  2. #4b5bc2
  3. #774bc2

Triadic

  1. #4b5bc2
  2. #c24b5b
  3. #5bc24b

Tetradic

  1. #4b5bc2
  2. #b24bc2
  3. #c2b24b
  4. #5bc24b

Square

  1. #4b5bc2
  2. #c24b97
  3. #c2b24b
  4. #4bc277

Monochromatic

  1. #1d2557
  2. #313e90
  3. #4b5bc2
  4. #848fd5
  5. #bdc3e9

Shades

#4b5bc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b5bc2
  2. #4452af
  3. #3c499b
  4. #354088
  5. #2d3774
  6. #262e61
  7. #1e244e
  8. #171b3a
  9. #0f1227
  10. #080913
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b5bc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b5bc2
  2. #5d6bc8
  3. #6f7cce
  4. #818cd4
  5. #939dda
  6. #a5ade1
  7. #b7bde7
  8. #c9ceed
  9. #dbdef3
  10. #edeff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b5bc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b5bc2
  2. #505fbb
  3. #5662b5
  4. #5b66ae
  5. #606aa8
  6. #666ea1
  7. #6b719a
  8. #707594
  9. #75798d
  10. #7b7c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b6193 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a6ac6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fc0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007386 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3464c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2b5ec1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #256aa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b5bc2 {
  color: #4b5bc2;
}
Background
.bg-4b5bc2 {
  background-color: #4b5bc2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4b5bc2 {
  border: 2px solid #4b5bc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b5bc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 91 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 49% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b5bc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b5bc2, #774bc2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b5bc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 91 194 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.43 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.90 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.32 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.42 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.53 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.30 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.51 #b4a43d Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Iris
#4b5bc2  rgb(75, 91, 194)  hsl(232, 49%, 53%)  Iris
#c2b24b  rgb(194, 178, 75)  hsl(52, 49%, 53%)  Vegas Gold
#c24b5b  rgb(194, 75, 91)  hsl(352, 49%, 53%)  Brick Red
#5bc24b  rgb(91, 194, 75)  hsl(112, 49%, 53%)  Mantis