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#4E50D4

#4e50d4 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e50d4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 31.37% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.21% cyan, 62.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 239.1°, with 60.91% saturation and 56.86% 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 6.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 1.89.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1211

Complementary

  1. #4e50d4
  2. #d4d24e

Split complementary

  1. #4e50d4
  2. #d48f4e
  3. #93d44e

Analogous

  1. #4e93d4
  2. #4e50d4
  3. #8f4ed4

Triadic

  1. #4e50d4
  2. #d44e50
  3. #50d44e

Tetradic

  1. #4e50d4
  2. #d24ed4
  3. #d4d24e
  4. #50d44e

Square

  1. #4e50d4
  2. #d44e93
  3. #d4d24e
  4. #4ed48f

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1c6e
  2. #2a2cac
  3. #4e50d4
  4. #8c8de3
  5. #c9caf2

Shades

#4e50d4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e50d4
  2. #4648bf
  3. #3e40aa
  4. #373894
  5. #2f307f
  6. #27286a
  7. #1f2055
  8. #171840
  9. #10102a
  10. #080815
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e50d4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e50d4
  2. #6062d8
  3. #7173dd
  4. #8385e1
  5. #9596e5
  6. #a7a8ea
  7. #b8b9ee
  8. #cacbf2
  9. #dcdcf6
  10. #edeefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e50d4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e50d4
  2. #5355cc
  3. #585ac3
  4. #5d5ebb
  5. #6263b2
  6. #6768aa
  7. #6c6da2
  8. #717299
  9. #767691
  10. #7b7b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a5b9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005cd1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00718a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #145fd7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0057d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1f66ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e50d4 {
  color: #4e50d4;
}
Background
.bg-4e50d4 {
  background-color: #4e50d4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e50d4 {
  border: 2px solid #4e50d4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e50d4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 80 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 61% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e50d4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e50d4, #8f4ed4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e50d4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 80 212 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 1.89 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 2.94 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.07 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.91 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.28 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.41 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.53 #b1af2b Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Iris
#4e50d4  rgb(78, 80, 212)  hsl(239, 61%, 57%)  Iris
#d4d24e  rgb(212, 210, 78)  hsl(59, 61%, 57%)  Straw
#d44e50  rgb(212, 78, 80)  hsl(359, 61%, 57%)  Indian Red
#50d44e  rgb(80, 212, 78)  hsl(119, 61%, 57%)  Malachite