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#4E50CC

#4e50cc ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e50cc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 31.37% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.76% cyan, 60.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 239.05°, 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 6.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 1.98.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1172

Complementary

  1. #4e50cc
  2. #ccca4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e50cc
  2. #cc8b4e
  3. #8fcc4e

Analogous

  1. #4e8fcc
  2. #4e50cc
  3. #8b4ecc

Triadic

  1. #4e50cc
  2. #cc4e50
  3. #50cc4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e50cc
  2. #ca4ecc
  3. #ccca4e
  4. #50cc4e

Square

  1. #4e50cc
  2. #cc4e8f
  3. #ccca4e
  4. #4ecc8b

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1e64
  2. #2e30a0
  3. #4e50cc
  4. #898bdd
  5. #c5c5ee

Shades

#4e50cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e50cc
  2. #4648b8
  3. #3e40a3
  4. #37388f
  5. #2f307a
  6. #272866
  7. #1f2052
  8. #17183d
  9. #101029
  10. #080814
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e50cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e50cc
  2. #6062d1
  3. #7173d6
  4. #8385db
  5. #9596e0
  6. #a7a8e6
  7. #b8b9eb
  8. #cacbf0
  9. #dcdcf5
  10. #edeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e50cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e50cc
  2. #5355c4
  3. #585abd
  4. #5d5eb5
  5. #6263ae
  6. #6768a6
  7. #6c6d9e
  8. #717297
  9. #76768f
  10. #7b7b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #595a98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1f5ece ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1257cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2664a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e50cc {
  color: #4e50cc;
}
Background
.bg-4e50cc {
  background-color: #4e50cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e50cc {
  border: 2px solid #4e50cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e50cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 80 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 55% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e50cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e50cc, #8b4ecc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e50cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 80 204 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 1.98 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.62 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.14 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.20 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.78 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.07 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.00 #b1af33 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Iris
#4e50cc  rgb(78, 80, 204)  hsl(239, 55%, 55%)  Iris
#ccca4e  rgb(204, 202, 78)  hsl(59, 55%, 55%)  Straw
#cc4e50  rgb(204, 78, 80)  hsl(359, 55%, 55%)  Indian Red
#50cc4e  rgb(80, 204, 78)  hsl(119, 55%, 55%)  Lime Green