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#4D50BC

#4d50bc ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4d50bc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 31.37% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.04% cyan, 57.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 238.38°, with 45.31% saturation and 51.96% 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 6.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 3.57.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1095

Complementary

  1. #4d50bc
  2. #bcb94d

Split complementary

  1. #4d50bc
  2. #bc824d
  3. #87bc4d

Analogous

  1. #4d87bc
  2. #4d50bc
  3. #824dbc

Triadic

  1. #4d50bc
  2. #bc4d50
  3. #50bc4d

Tetradic

  1. #4d50bc
  2. #b94dbc
  3. #bcb94d
  4. #50bc4d

Square

  1. #4d50bc
  2. #bc4d87
  3. #bcb94d
  4. #4dbc82

Monochromatic

  1. #1f2051
  2. #343689
  3. #4d50bc
  4. #8587d1
  5. #bcbde6

Shades

#4d50bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d50bc
  2. #4548a9
  3. #3e4096
  4. #363884
  5. #2e3071
  6. #27285e
  7. #1f204b
  8. #171838
  9. #0f1026
  10. #080813
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d50bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d50bc
  2. #5f62c3
  3. #7173c9
  4. #8285d0
  5. #9496d7
  6. #a6a8de
  7. #b8b9e4
  8. #cacbeb
  9. #dbdcf2
  10. #edeef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d50bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d50bc
  2. #5255b6
  3. #575ab0
  4. #5c5eaa
  5. #6163a4
  6. #67689e
  7. #6c6d98
  8. #717292
  9. #76768c
  10. #7b7b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #57588d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c5bbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2555bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2f609b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d50bc {
  color: #4d50bc;
}
Background
.bg-4d50bc {
  background-color: #4d50bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4d50bc {
  border: 2px solid #4d50bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d50bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 80 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 45% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d50bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d50bc, #824dbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d50bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 80 188 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.57 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.39 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.53 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.96 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.03 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.59 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.93 #b2af43 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Iris
#4d50bc  rgb(77, 80, 188)  hsl(238, 45%, 52%)  Iris
#bcb94d  rgb(188, 185, 77)  hsl(58, 45%, 52%)  Vegas Gold
#bc4d50  rgb(188, 77, 80)  hsl(358, 45%, 52%)  Brick Red
#50bc4d  rgb(80, 188, 77)  hsl(118, 45%, 52%)  Mantis