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#4E5BAA

#4e5baa ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e5baa 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 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.12% cyan, 46.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 231.52°, with 37.1% saturation and 48.63% 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 6.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 6.91.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.12

Complementary

  1. #4e5baa
  2. #aa9d4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e5baa
  2. #aa6f4e
  3. #89aa4e

Analogous

  1. #4e89aa
  2. #4e5baa
  3. #6f4eaa

Triadic

  1. #4e5baa
  2. #aa4e5b
  3. #5baa4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e5baa
  2. #9d4eaa
  3. #aa9d4e
  4. #5baa4e

Square

  1. #4e5baa
  2. #aa4e89
  3. #aa9d4e
  4. #4eaa6f

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2341
  2. #363f76
  3. #4e5baa
  4. #808ac5
  5. #b4badd

Shades

#4e5baa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e5baa
  2. #465299
  3. #3e4988
  4. #374077
  5. #2f3766
  6. #272e55
  7. #1f2444
  8. #171b33
  9. #101222
  10. #080911
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e5baa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e5baa
  2. #606bb3
  3. #717cbb
  4. #838cc4
  5. #959dcc
  6. #a7add5
  7. #b8bddd
  8. #cacee6
  9. #dcdeee
  10. #edeff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e5baa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e5baa
  2. #535fa6
  3. #5862a2
  4. #5d669d
  5. #626a99
  6. #676e95
  7. #6c7191
  8. #71758d
  9. #767988
  10. #7b7c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a5f85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3865ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d5ea8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #226c7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4261ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d5da9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #386690 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e5baa {
  color: #4e5baa;
}
Background
.bg-4e5baa {
  background-color: #4e5baa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e5baa {
  border: 2px solid #4e5baa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e5baa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 91 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 37% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e5baa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e5baa, #6f4eaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e5baa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 91 170 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.91 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.59 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.66 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.87 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.16 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.58 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.69 #b1a455 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#4e5baa  rgb(78, 91, 170)  hsl(232, 37%, 49%)  Sapphire
#aa9d4e  rgb(170, 157, 78)  hsl(52, 37%, 49%)  Brass
#aa4e5b  rgb(170, 78, 91)  hsl(352, 37%, 49%)  Brick Red
#5baa4e  rgb(91, 170, 78)  hsl(112, 37%, 49%)  Mantis