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#4E4EBE

#4e4ebe ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e4ebe is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 30.59% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.95% cyan, 58.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 46.28% saturation and 52.55% 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 6.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 3.13.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1079

Complementary

  1. #4e4ebe
  2. #bebe4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4ebe
  2. #be864e
  3. #86be4e

Analogous

  1. #4e86be
  2. #4e4ebe
  3. #864ebe

Triadic

  1. #4e4ebe
  2. #be4e4e
  3. #4ebe4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4ebe
  2. #be4ebe
  3. #bebe4e
  4. #4ebe4e

Square

  1. #4e4ebe
  2. #be4e86
  3. #bebe4e
  4. #4ebe86

Monochromatic

  1. #1f1f54
  2. #33338c
  3. #4e4ebe
  4. #8686d3
  5. #bebee7

Shades

#4e4ebe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4ebe
  2. #4646ab
  3. #3e3e98
  4. #373785
  5. #2f2f72
  6. #27275f
  7. #1f1f4c
  8. #171739
  9. #101026
  10. #080813
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4ebe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4ebe
  2. #6060c5
  3. #7171cb
  4. #8383d2
  5. #9595d8
  6. #a7a7df
  7. #b8b8e5
  8. #cacaec
  9. #dcdcf2
  10. #ededf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4ebe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4ebe
  2. #5353b8
  3. #5858b2
  4. #5d5dab
  5. #6262a5
  6. #67679f
  7. #6c6c99
  8. #717193
  9. #76768c
  10. #7b7b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #57578e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00697e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #295ac0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2254bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #305f9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4ebe {
  color: #4e4ebe;
}
Background
.bg-4e4ebe {
  background-color: #4e4ebe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4ebe {
  border: 2px solid #4e4ebe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4ebe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 78 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 46% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4ebe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4ebe, #864ebe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4ebe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 78 190 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.13 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.79 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.16 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.95 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.23 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.51 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.19 #b1b141 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Iris
#4e4ebe  rgb(78, 78, 190)  hsl(240, 46%, 53%)  Iris
#bebe4e  rgb(190, 190, 78)  hsl(60, 46%, 53%)  Dark Khaki
#be4e4e  rgb(190, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 46%, 53%)  Brick Red
#4ebe4e  rgb(78, 190, 78)  hsl(120, 46%, 53%)  Mantis