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#4D57BC

#4d57bc ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4d57bc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 34.12% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.04% cyan, 53.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 234.59°, 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 6.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.69.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1203

Complementary

  1. #4d57bc
  2. #bcb24d

Split complementary

  1. #4d57bc
  2. #bc7a4d
  3. #8fbc4d

Analogous

  1. #4d8fbc
  2. #4d57bc
  3. #7a4dbc

Triadic

  1. #4d57bc
  2. #bc4d57
  3. #57bc4d

Tetradic

  1. #4d57bc
  2. #b24dbc
  3. #bcb24d
  4. #57bc4d

Square

  1. #4d57bc
  2. #bc4d8f
  3. #bcb24d
  4. #4dbc7a

Monochromatic

  1. #1f2351
  2. #343b89
  3. #4d57bc
  4. #858bd1
  5. #bcc0e6

Shades

#4d57bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d57bc
  2. #454ea9
  3. #3e4696
  4. #363d84
  5. #2e3471
  6. #272c5e
  7. #1f234b
  8. #171a38
  9. #0f1126
  10. #080913
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d57bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d57bc
  2. #5f68c3
  3. #7179c9
  4. #8289d0
  5. #949ad7
  6. #a6abde
  7. #b8bce4
  8. #cacdeb
  9. #dbddf2
  10. #edeef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d57bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d57bc
  2. #525bb6
  3. #575fb0
  4. #5c63aa
  5. #6167a4
  6. #676c9e
  7. #6c7098
  8. #717492
  9. #76788c
  10. #7b7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a5d8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1766c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005dba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3460be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d5abb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2e669c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d57bc {
  color: #4d57bc;
}
Background
.bg-4d57bc {
  background-color: #4d57bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4d57bc {
  border: 2px solid #4d57bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d57bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 87 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 45% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d57bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d57bc, #7a4dbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d57bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 87 188 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.69 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.72 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.21 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.44 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.68 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.05 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.31 #b2a843 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Iris
#4d57bc  rgb(77, 87, 188)  hsl(235, 45%, 52%)  Iris
#bcb24d  rgb(188, 178, 77)  hsl(55, 45%, 52%)  Vegas Gold
#bc4d57  rgb(188, 77, 87)  hsl(355, 45%, 52%)  Brick Red
#57bc4d  rgb(87, 188, 77)  hsl(115, 45%, 52%)  Mantis