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#4E5BB8

#4e5bb8 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e5bb8 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 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.61% cyan, 50.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 232.64°, with 42.74% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.98.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1256

Complementary

  1. #4e5bb8
  2. #b8ab4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e5bb8
  2. #b8764e
  3. #90b84e

Analogous

  1. #4e90b8
  2. #4e5bb8
  3. #764eb8

Triadic

  1. #4e5bb8
  2. #b84e5b
  3. #5bb84e

Tetradic

  1. #4e5bb8
  2. #ab4eb8
  3. #b8ab4e
  4. #5bb84e

Square

  1. #4e5bb8
  2. #b84e90
  3. #b8ab4e
  4. #4eb876

Monochromatic

  1. #1f254e
  2. #353f84
  3. #4e5bb8
  4. #858ece
  5. #bbc0e4

Shades

#4e5bb8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e5bb8
  2. #4652a6
  3. #3e4993
  4. #374081
  5. #2f376e
  6. #272e5c
  7. #1f244a
  8. #171b37
  9. #101225
  10. #080912
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e5bb8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e5bb8
  2. #606bbf
  3. #717cc6
  4. #838ccd
  5. #959dd4
  6. #a7addc
  7. #b8bde3
  8. #caceea
  9. #dcdef1
  10. #edeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e5bb8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e5bb8
  2. #535fb2
  3. #5862ad
  4. #5d66a7
  5. #626aa2
  6. #676e9c
  7. #6c7196
  8. #717591
  9. #76798b
  10. #7b7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c608d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2a68bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #175fb6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #067081 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c63ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #355db7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #32689a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e5bb8 {
  color: #4e5bb8;
}
Background
.bg-4e5bb8 {
  background-color: #4e5bb8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e5bb8 {
  border: 2px solid #4e5bb8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e5bb8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 91 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 43% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e5bb8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e5bb8, #764eb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e5bb8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 91 184 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.98 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.19 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.57 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.30 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.46 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.62 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.04 #b1a447 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Iris
#4e5bb8  rgb(78, 91, 184)  hsl(233, 43%, 51%)  Iris
#b8ab4e  rgb(184, 171, 78)  hsl(53, 43%, 51%)  Brass
#b84e5b  rgb(184, 78, 91)  hsl(353, 43%, 51%)  Brick Red
#5bb84e  rgb(91, 184, 78)  hsl(113, 43%, 51%)  Mantis