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#4E4ECC

#4e4ecc ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e4ecc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.76% cyan, 61.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 55.26% saturation and 55.29% 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 1.87.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1143

Complementary

  1. #4e4ecc
  2. #cccc4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4ecc
  2. #cc8d4e
  3. #8dcc4e

Analogous

  1. #4e8dcc
  2. #4e4ecc
  3. #8d4ecc

Triadic

  1. #4e4ecc
  2. #cc4e4e
  3. #4ecc4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4ecc
  2. #cc4ecc
  3. #cccc4e
  4. #4ecc4e

Square

  1. #4e4ecc
  2. #cc4e8d
  3. #cccc4e
  4. #4ecc8d

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1d64
  2. #2e2ea0
  3. #4e4ecc
  4. #8989dd
  5. #c5c5ee

Shades

#4e4ecc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4ecc
  2. #4646b8
  3. #3e3ea3
  4. #37378f
  5. #2f2f7a
  6. #272766
  7. #1f1f52
  8. #17173d
  9. #101029
  10. #080814
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4ecc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4ecc
  2. #6060d1
  3. #7171d6
  4. #8383db
  5. #9595e0
  6. #a7a7e6
  7. #b8b8eb
  8. #cacaf0
  9. #dcdcf5
  10. #ededfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4ecc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4ecc
  2. #5353c4
  3. #5858bd
  4. #5d5db5
  5. #6262ae
  6. #6767a6
  7. #6c6c9e
  8. #717197
  9. #76768f
  10. #7b7b88
  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 #595997 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005aca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006d86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1c5cce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0d55cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2662a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4ecc {
  color: #4e4ecc;
}
Background
.bg-4e4ecc {
  background-color: #4e4ecc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4ecc {
  border: 2px solid #4e4ecc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4ecc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 78 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 55% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4ecc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4ecc, #8d4ecc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4ecc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 78 204 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 1.87 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.61 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.74 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.41 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.67 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.02 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.11 #b1b133 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Iris
#4e4ecc  rgb(78, 78, 204)  hsl(240, 55%, 55%)  Iris
#cccc4e  rgb(204, 204, 78)  hsl(60, 55%, 55%)  Straw
#cc4e4e  rgb(204, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 55%, 55%)  Indian Red
#4ecc4e  rgb(78, 204, 78)  hsl(120, 55%, 55%)  Lime Green