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#4E5CC6

#4e5cc6 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e5cc6 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 36.08% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.61% cyan, 53.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 233°, with 51.28% saturation and 54.12% 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.15.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1335

Complementary

  1. #4e5cc6
  2. #c6b84e

Split complementary

  1. #4e5cc6
  2. #c67c4e
  3. #98c64e

Analogous

  1. #4e98c6
  2. #4e5cc6
  3. #7c4ec6

Triadic

  1. #4e5cc6
  2. #c64e5c
  3. #5cc64e

Tetradic

  1. #4e5cc6
  2. #b84ec6
  3. #c6b84e
  4. #5cc64e

Square

  1. #4e5cc6
  2. #c64e98
  3. #c6b84e
  4. #4ec67c

Monochromatic

  1. #1e255d
  2. #313d97
  3. #4e5cc6
  4. #8891d9
  5. #c2c7eb

Shades

#4e5cc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e5cc6
  2. #4653b2
  3. #3e4a9e
  4. #37408b
  5. #2f3777
  6. #272e63
  7. #1f254f
  8. #171c3b
  9. #101228
  10. #080914
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e5cc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e5cc6
  2. #606ccc
  3. #717dd1
  4. #838dd7
  5. #959ddd
  6. #a7aee3
  7. #b8bee8
  8. #caceee
  9. #dcdef4
  10. #edeff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e5cc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e5cc6
  2. #5360bf
  3. #5863b8
  4. #5d67b1
  5. #626aaa
  6. #676ea3
  7. #6c729c
  8. #717595
  9. #76798e
  10. #7b7c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d6296 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #176cca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007588 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3566c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2c5fc5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #296ca4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e5cc6 {
  color: #4e5cc6;
}
Background
.bg-4e5cc6 {
  background-color: #4e5cc6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e5cc6 {
  border: 2px solid #4e5cc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e5cc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 92 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 51% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e5cc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e5cc6, #7c4ec6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e5cc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 92 198 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.15 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.31 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.01 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.05 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.94 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.99 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.74 #b1a339 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Iris
#4e5cc6  rgb(78, 92, 198)  hsl(233, 51%, 54%)  Iris
#c6b84e  rgb(198, 184, 78)  hsl(53, 51%, 54%)  Vegas Gold
#c64e5c  rgb(198, 78, 92)  hsl(353, 51%, 54%)  Brick Red
#5cc64e  rgb(92, 198, 78)  hsl(113, 51%, 54%)  Mantis