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#4E56BE

#4e56be ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e56be 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.95% cyan, 54.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 235.71°, with 46.28% saturation and 52.55% 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 6.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.16.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1199

Complementary

  1. #4e56be
  2. #beb64e

Split complementary

  1. #4e56be
  2. #be7e4e
  3. #8ebe4e

Analogous

  1. #4e8ebe
  2. #4e56be
  3. #7e4ebe

Triadic

  1. #4e56be
  2. #be4e56
  3. #56be4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e56be
  2. #b64ebe
  3. #beb64e
  4. #56be4e

Square

  1. #4e56be
  2. #be4e8e
  3. #beb64e
  4. #4ebe7e

Monochromatic

  1. #1f2354
  2. #333a8c
  3. #4e56be
  4. #868bd3
  5. #bec1e7

Shades

#4e56be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e56be
  2. #464dab
  3. #3e4598
  4. #373c85
  5. #2f3472
  6. #272b5f
  7. #1f224c
  8. #171a39
  9. #101126
  10. #080913
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e56be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e56be
  2. #6067c5
  3. #7178cb
  4. #8389d2
  5. #959ad8
  6. #a7abdf
  7. #b8bbe5
  8. #caccec
  9. #dcddf2
  10. #edeef9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e56be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e56be
  2. #535ab8
  3. #585eb2
  4. #5d63ab
  5. #6267a5
  6. #676b9f
  7. #6c6f99
  8. #717393
  9. #76788c
  10. #7b7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a5d90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0d66c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005dbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3360c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2c5abd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2f659d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e56be {
  color: #4e56be;
}
Background
.bg-4e56be {
  background-color: #4e56be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e56be {
  border: 2px solid #4e56be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e56be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 86 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 46% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e56be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e56be, #7e4ebe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e56be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 86 190 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.16 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.40 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.72 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.31 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.69 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.22 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.44 #b1a941 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Iris
#4e56be  rgb(78, 86, 190)  hsl(236, 46%, 53%)  Iris
#beb64e  rgb(190, 182, 78)  hsl(56, 46%, 53%)  Vegas Gold
#be4e56  rgb(190, 78, 86)  hsl(356, 46%, 53%)  Brick Red
#56be4e  rgb(86, 190, 78)  hsl(116, 46%, 53%)  Mantis