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#4E5BA9

#4e5ba9 ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e5ba9 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 35.69% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.85% cyan, 46.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 231.43°, with 36.84% saturation and 48.43% 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 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 6.96.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1197

Complementary

  1. #4e5ba9
  2. #a99c4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e5ba9
  2. #a96e4e
  3. #88a94e

Analogous

  1. #4e88a9
  2. #4e5ba9
  3. #6e4ea9

Triadic

  1. #4e5ba9
  2. #a94e5b
  3. #5ba94e

Tetradic

  1. #4e5ba9
  2. #9c4ea9
  3. #a99c4e
  4. #5ba94e

Square

  1. #4e5ba9
  2. #a94e88
  3. #a99c4e
  4. #4ea96e

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2340
  2. #363f75
  3. #4e5ba9
  4. #7f89c4
  5. #b4badc

Shades

#4e5ba9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e5ba9
  2. #465298
  3. #3e4987
  4. #374076
  5. #2f3765
  6. #272e55
  7. #1f2444
  8. #171b33
  9. #101222
  10. #080911
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e5ba9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e5ba9
  2. #606bb2
  3. #717cba
  4. #838cc3
  5. #959dcb
  6. #a7add4
  7. #b8bddd
  8. #cacee5
  9. #dcdeee
  10. #edeff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e5ba9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e5ba9
  2. #535fa5
  3. #5862a1
  4. #5d669d
  5. #626a99
  6. #676e95
  7. #6c7190
  8. #71758c
  9. #767988
  10. #7b7c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a5f84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3965ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e5da7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #236c7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4261ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d5ca8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #39668f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e5ba9 {
  color: #4e5ba9;
}
Background
.bg-4e5ba9 {
  background-color: #4e5ba9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e5ba9 {
  border: 2px solid #4e5ba9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e5ba9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 91 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 37% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e5ba9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e5ba9, #6e4ea9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e5ba9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 91 169 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.96 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.71 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.78 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.91 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.14 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.64 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.71 #b1a456 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#4e5ba9  rgb(78, 91, 169)  hsl(231, 37%, 48%)  Sapphire
#a99c4e  rgb(169, 156, 78)  hsl(51, 37%, 48%)  Brass
#a94e5b  rgb(169, 78, 91)  hsl(351, 37%, 48%)  Brick Red
#5ba94e  rgb(91, 169, 78)  hsl(111, 37%, 48%)  Mantis