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#4D53BD

#4d53bd ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4d53bd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 32.55% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.26% cyan, 56.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 236.79°, with 45.9% 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 6.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 3.81.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1144

Complementary

  1. #4d53bd
  2. #bdb74d

Split complementary

  1. #4d53bd
  2. #bd7f4d
  3. #8bbd4d

Analogous

  1. #4d8bbd
  2. #4d53bd
  3. #7f4dbd

Triadic

  1. #4d53bd
  2. #bd4d53
  3. #53bd4d

Tetradic

  1. #4d53bd
  2. #b74dbd
  3. #bdb74d
  4. #53bd4d

Square

  1. #4d53bd
  2. #bd4d8b
  3. #bdb74d
  4. #4dbd7f

Monochromatic

  1. #1f2152
  2. #33388a
  3. #4d53bd
  4. #8589d2
  5. #bdbfe6

Shades

#4d53bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d53bd
  2. #454baa
  3. #3e4297
  4. #363a84
  5. #2e3271
  6. #272a5f
  7. #1f214c
  8. #171939
  9. #0f1126
  10. #080813
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d53bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d53bd
  2. #5f64c4
  3. #7175ca
  4. #8287d1
  5. #9498d7
  6. #a6a9de
  7. #b8bae5
  8. #cacbeb
  9. #dbddf2
  10. #edeef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d53bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d53bd
  2. #5258b7
  3. #575cb1
  4. #5c61ab
  5. #6165a5
  6. #676a9f
  7. #6c6e98
  8. #717392
  9. #76778c
  10. #7b7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #585a8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005abb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006c80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f5ebf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2858bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2e639c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d53bd {
  color: #4d53bd;
}
Background
.bg-4d53bd {
  background-color: #4d53bd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4d53bd {
  border: 2px solid #4d53bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d53bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 83 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 46% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d53bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d53bd, #7f4dbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d53bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 83 189 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.81 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.37 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.60 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.68 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.71 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.06 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.33 #b2ac42 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Iris
#4d53bd  rgb(77, 83, 189)  hsl(237, 46%, 52%)  Iris
#bdb74d  rgb(189, 183, 77)  hsl(57, 46%, 52%)  Vegas Gold
#bd4d53  rgb(189, 77, 83)  hsl(357, 46%, 52%)  Brick Red
#53bd4d  rgb(83, 189, 77)  hsl(117, 46%, 52%)  Mantis