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#4E56AD

#4e56ad ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e56ad is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 33.73% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.91% cyan, 50.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 234.95°, with 37.85% saturation and 49.22% 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 6.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 6.21.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1129

Complementary

  1. #4e56ad
  2. #ada54e

Split complementary

  1. #4e56ad
  2. #ad764e
  3. #86ad4e

Analogous

  1. #4e86ad
  2. #4e56ad
  3. #764ead

Triadic

  1. #4e56ad
  2. #ad4e56
  3. #56ad4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e56ad
  2. #a54ead
  3. #ada54e
  4. #56ad4e

Square

  1. #4e56ad
  2. #ad4e86
  3. #ada54e
  4. #4ead76

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2244
  2. #363c78
  3. #4e56ad
  4. #8187c6
  5. #b6b9de

Shades

#4e56ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e56ad
  2. #464d9c
  3. #3e458a
  4. #373c79
  5. #2f3468
  6. #272b57
  7. #1f2245
  8. #171a34
  9. #101123
  10. #080911
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e56ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e56ad
  2. #6067b5
  3. #7178bd
  4. #8389c6
  5. #959ace
  6. #a7abd6
  7. #b8bbde
  8. #cacce6
  9. #dcddef
  10. #edeef7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e56ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e56ad
  2. #535aa9
  3. #585ea4
  4. #5d63a0
  5. #62679b
  6. #676b97
  7. #6c6f92
  8. #71738e
  9. #767889
  10. #7b7c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #585b85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b62b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e5bab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1f6979 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c5eaf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3759ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #376291 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e56ad {
  color: #4e56ad;
}
Background
.bg-4e56ad {
  background-color: #4e56ad;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e56ad {
  border: 2px solid #4e56ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e56ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 86 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 38% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e56ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e56ad, #764ead);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e56ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 86 173 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.21 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.67 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.81 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.98 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.93 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.03 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.87 #b1a952 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Iris
#4e56ad  rgb(78, 86, 173)  hsl(235, 38%, 49%)  Iris
#ada54e  rgb(173, 165, 78)  hsl(55, 38%, 49%)  Brass
#ad4e56  rgb(173, 78, 86)  hsl(355, 38%, 49%)  Brick Red
#56ad4e  rgb(86, 173, 78)  hsl(115, 38%, 49%)  Mantis