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#4E5ACC

#4e5acc ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e5acc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 35.29% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.76% cyan, 55.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 234.29°, with 55.26% saturation and 55.29% 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.28.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1329

Complementary

  1. #4e5acc
  2. #ccc04e

Split complementary

  1. #4e5acc
  2. #cc814e
  3. #99cc4e

Analogous

  1. #4e99cc
  2. #4e5acc
  3. #814ecc

Triadic

  1. #4e5acc
  2. #cc4e5a
  3. #5acc4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e5acc
  2. #c04ecc
  3. #ccc04e
  4. #5acc4e

Square

  1. #4e5acc
  2. #cc4e99
  3. #ccc04e
  4. #4ecc81

Monochromatic

  1. #1d2464
  2. #2e39a0
  3. #4e5acc
  4. #8991dd
  5. #c5c9ee

Shades

#4e5acc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e5acc
  2. #4651b8
  3. #3e48a3
  4. #373f8f
  5. #2f367a
  6. #272d66
  7. #1f2452
  8. #171b3d
  9. #101229
  10. #080914
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e5acc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e5acc
  2. #606bd1
  3. #717bd6
  4. #838cdb
  5. #959ce0
  6. #a7ade6
  7. #b8bdeb
  8. #cacef0
  9. #dcdef5
  10. #edeffa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e5acc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e5acc
  2. #535ec4
  3. #5862bd
  4. #5d65b5
  5. #6269ae
  6. #676da6
  7. #6c719e
  8. #717597
  9. #76788f
  10. #7b7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d619a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00758a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e65ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #245ecb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #256ba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e5acc {
  color: #4e5acc;
}
Background
.bg-4e5acc {
  background-color: #4e5acc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e5acc {
  border: 2px solid #4e5acc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e5acc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 90 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 55% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e5acc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e5acc, #814ecc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e5acc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 90 204 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.28 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.86 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.06 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.20 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.68 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.26 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.00 #b1a533 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Iris
#4e5acc  rgb(78, 90, 204)  hsl(234, 55%, 55%)  Iris
#ccc04e  rgb(204, 192, 78)  hsl(54, 55%, 55%)  Vegas Gold
#cc4e5a  rgb(204, 78, 90)  hsl(354, 55%, 55%)  Brick Red
#5acc4e  rgb(90, 204, 78)  hsl(114, 55%, 55%)  Lime Green