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#4E53D0

#4e53d0 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e53d0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 32.55% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.5% cyan, 60.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 237.69°, with 58.04% saturation and 56.08% 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 6.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 2.34.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1236

Complementary

  1. #4e53d0
  2. #d0cb4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e53d0
  2. #d08a4e
  3. #94d04e

Analogous

  1. #4e94d0
  2. #4e53d0
  3. #8a4ed0

Triadic

  1. #4e53d0
  2. #d04e53
  3. #53d04e

Tetradic

  1. #4e53d0
  2. #cb4ed0
  3. #d0cb4e
  4. #53d04e

Square

  1. #4e53d0
  2. #d04e94
  3. #d0cb4e
  4. #4ed08a

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1f69
  2. #2c31a6
  3. #4e53d0
  4. #8a8ee0
  5. #c7c8f0

Shades

#4e53d0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e53d0
  2. #464bbb
  3. #3e42a6
  4. #373a92
  5. #2f327d
  6. #272a68
  7. #1f2153
  8. #17193e
  9. #10112a
  10. #080815
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e53d0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e53d0
  2. #6064d5
  3. #7175d9
  4. #8387de
  5. #9598e3
  6. #a7a9e8
  7. #b8baec
  8. #cacbf1
  9. #dcddf6
  10. #edeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e53d0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e53d0
  2. #5358c8
  3. #585cc0
  4. #5d61b8
  5. #6265b0
  6. #676aa8
  7. #6c6ea0
  8. #717398
  9. #767790
  10. #7b7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b5d9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005dce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007289 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2060d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1159cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2267aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e53d0 {
  color: #4e53d0;
}
Background
.bg-4e53d0 {
  background-color: #4e53d0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e53d0 {
  border: 2px solid #4e53d0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e53d0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 83 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 58% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e53d0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e53d0, #8a4ed0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e53d0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 83 208 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 2.34 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.47 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.78 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.26 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.75 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.95 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.08 #b1ac2f Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Iris
#4e53d0  rgb(78, 83, 208)  hsl(238, 58%, 56%)  Iris
#d0cb4e  rgb(208, 203, 78)  hsl(58, 58%, 56%)  Straw
#d04e53  rgb(208, 78, 83)  hsl(358, 58%, 56%)  Indian Red
#53d04e  rgb(83, 208, 78)  hsl(118, 58%, 56%)  Lime Green