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#4E59C4

#4e59c4 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e59c4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 34.9% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.2% cyan, 54.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 234.41°, with 50% saturation and 53.73% 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 5.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.4.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1275

Complementary

  1. #4e59c4
  2. #c4b94e

Split complementary

  1. #4e59c4
  2. #c47e4e
  3. #94c44e

Analogous

  1. #4e94c4
  2. #4e59c4
  3. #7e4ec4

Triadic

  1. #4e59c4
  2. #c44e59
  3. #59c44e

Tetradic

  1. #4e59c4
  2. #b94ec4
  3. #c4b94e
  4. #59c44e

Square

  1. #4e59c4
  2. #c44e94
  3. #c4b94e
  4. #4ec47e

Monochromatic

  1. #1e245b
  2. #313b94
  3. #4e59c4
  4. #878fd7
  5. #c1c5ea

Shades

#4e59c4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e59c4
  2. #4650b0
  3. #3e479d
  4. #373e89
  5. #2f3576
  6. #272d62
  7. #1f244e
  8. #171b3b
  9. #101227
  10. #080914
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e59c4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e59c4
  2. #606aca
  3. #717ad0
  4. #838bd6
  5. #959bdc
  6. #a7ace2
  7. #b8bde7
  8. #cacded
  9. #dcdef3
  10. #edeef9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e59c4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e59c4
  2. #535dbd
  3. #5861b6
  4. #5d65b0
  5. #6269a9
  6. #676da2
  7. #6c709b
  8. #717494
  9. #76788e
  10. #7b7c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c6094 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0c69c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fc2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007286 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3363c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2a5dc3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2b69a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e59c4 {
  color: #4e59c4;
}
Background
.bg-4e59c4 {
  background-color: #4e59c4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e59c4 {
  border: 2px solid #4e59c4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e59c4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 89 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 50% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e59c4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e59c4, #7e4ec4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e59c4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 89 196 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.40 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.13 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.57 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.82 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.97 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.40 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.72 #b1a63b Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Iris
#4e59c4  rgb(78, 89, 196)  hsl(234, 50%, 54%)  Iris
#c4b94e  rgb(196, 185, 78)  hsl(54, 50%, 54%)  Vegas Gold
#c44e59  rgb(196, 78, 89)  hsl(354, 50%, 54%)  Brick Red
#59c44e  rgb(89, 196, 78)  hsl(114, 50%, 54%)  Mantis