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#4E46DD

#4e46dd ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e46dd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 27.45% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.71% cyan, 68.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 243.18°, with 68.95% saturation and 57.06% 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 6.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 3.09.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.1122

Complementary

  1. #4e46dd
  2. #d5dd46

Split complementary

  1. #4e46dd
  2. #dd9a46
  3. #8add46

Analogous

  1. #468add
  2. #4e46dd
  3. #9a46dd

Triadic

  1. #4e46dd
  2. #dd4e46
  3. #46dd4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e46dd
  2. #dd46d5
  3. #d5dd46
  4. #46dd4e

Square

  1. #4e46dd
  2. #dd468a
  3. #d5dd46
  4. #46dd9a

Monochromatic

  1. #1a1575
  2. #2921b5
  3. #4e46dd
  4. #8c87e9
  5. #cac7f5

Shades

#4e46dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e46dd
  2. #463fc7
  3. #3e38b1
  4. #37319b
  5. #2f2a85
  6. #27236f
  7. #1f1c58
  8. #171542
  9. #100e2c
  10. #080716
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e46dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e46dd
  2. #6059e0
  3. #716be4
  4. #837ee7
  5. #9590eb
  6. #a7a3ee
  7. #b8b5f1
  8. #cac8f5
  9. #dcdaf8
  10. #ededfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e46dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e46dd
  2. #534cd4
  3. #5852ca
  4. #5d57c1
  5. #625db8
  6. #6763af
  7. #6c69a5
  8. #716f9c
  9. #767493
  10. #7b7a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5855a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ae0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0051db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1561b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e46dd {
  color: #4e46dd;
}
Background
.bg-4e46dd {
  background-color: #4e46dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e46dd {
  border: 2px solid #4e46dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e46dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 70 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 69% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e46dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e46dd, #9a46dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e46dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 70 221 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.09 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.43 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.54 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.78 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.39 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.76 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.79 #b1b922 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Iris
#4e46dd  rgb(78, 70, 221)  hsl(243, 69%, 57%)  Iris
#d5dd46  rgb(213, 221, 70)  hsl(63, 69%, 57%)  Pear
#dd4e46  rgb(221, 78, 70)  hsl(3, 69%, 57%)  Cinnabar
#46dd4e  rgb(70, 221, 78)  hsl(123, 69%, 57%)  Malachite