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#4E50D5

#4e50d5 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e50d5 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 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.38% cyan, 62.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 239.11°, with 61.64% 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 6.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 1.92.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1216

Complementary

  1. #4e50d5
  2. #d5d34e

Split complementary

  1. #4e50d5
  2. #d5904e
  3. #94d54e

Analogous

  1. #4e94d5
  2. #4e50d5
  3. #904ed5

Triadic

  1. #4e50d5
  2. #d54e50
  3. #50d54e

Tetradic

  1. #4e50d5
  2. #d34ed5
  3. #d5d34e
  4. #50d54e

Square

  1. #4e50d5
  2. #d54e94
  3. #d5d34e
  4. #4ed590

Monochromatic

  1. #1a1c70
  2. #292bad
  3. #4e50d5
  4. #8c8de4
  5. #cacaf2

Shades

#4e50d5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e50d5
  2. #4648c0
  3. #3e40aa
  4. #373895
  5. #2f3080
  6. #27286b
  7. #1f2055
  8. #171840
  9. #10102b
  10. #080815
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e50d5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e50d5
  2. #6062d9
  3. #7173dd
  4. #8385e2
  5. #9596e6
  6. #a7a8ea
  7. #b8b9ee
  8. #cacbf2
  9. #dcdcf7
  10. #edeefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e50d5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e50d5
  2. #5355cd
  3. #585ac4
  4. #5d5ebc
  5. #6263b3
  6. #6768ab
  7. #6c6da2
  8. #71729a
  9. #767691
  10. #7b7b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b5b9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005cd2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00728b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #135fd8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0057d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1e66ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e50d5 {
  color: #4e50d5;
}
Background
.bg-4e50d5 {
  background-color: #4e50d5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e50d5 {
  border: 2px solid #4e50d5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e50d5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 80 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 62% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e50d5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e50d5, #904ed5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e50d5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 80 213 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 1.92 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 2.87 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.07 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.01 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.34 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.34 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.59 #b1af2a Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Iris
#4e50d5  rgb(78, 80, 213)  hsl(239, 62%, 57%)  Iris
#d5d34e  rgb(213, 211, 78)  hsl(59, 62%, 57%)  Straw
#d54e50  rgb(213, 78, 80)  hsl(359, 62%, 57%)  Indian Red
#50d54e  rgb(80, 213, 78)  hsl(119, 62%, 57%)  Malachite