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#164CFD

#164cfd ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#164cfd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 29.8% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.3% cyan, 69.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 225.97°, with 98.3% saturation and 53.92% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 6.19.

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Relative luminance0.1243

Complementary

  1. #164cfd
  2. #fdc716

Split complementary

  1. #164cfd
  2. #fd5316
  3. #c0fd16

Analogous

  1. #16c0fd
  2. #164cfd
  3. #5316fd

Triadic

  1. #164cfd
  2. #fd164c
  3. #4cfd16

Tetradic

  1. #164cfd
  2. #c716fd
  3. #fdc716
  4. #4cfd16

Square

  1. #164cfd
  2. #fd16c0
  3. #fdc716
  4. #16fd53

Monochromatic

  1. #011d79
  2. #022fc5
  3. #164cfd
  4. #6286fe
  5. #aec1fe

Shades

#164cfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #164cfd
  2. #1444e4
  3. #123dca
  4. #0f35b1
  5. #0d2e98
  6. #0b267f
  7. #091e65
  8. #07174c
  9. #040f33
  10. #020819
  11. #000000

Tints

#164cfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #164cfd
  2. #2d5efd
  3. #4570fd
  4. #5c82fe
  5. #7394fe
  6. #8ba6fe
  7. #a2b7fe
  8. #b9c9fe
  9. #d0dbff
  10. #e8edff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#164cfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #164cfd
  2. #2151f1
  3. #2b56e4
  4. #365cd8
  5. #4061cb
  6. #4b66bf
  7. #566bb2
  8. #6070a6
  9. #6b7699
  10. #757b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f5bb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0062ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0053fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ecc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-164cfd {
  color: #164cfd;
}
Background
.bg-164cfd {
  background-color: #164cfd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-164cfd {
  border: 2px solid #164cfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #164cfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 76 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 98% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-164cfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #164cfd, #5316fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-164cfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 76 253 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.19 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.65 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.69 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.02 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.13 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.35 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 9.60 #e9b302 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#164cfd  rgb(22, 76, 253)  hsl(226, 98%, 54%)  Majorelle Blue
#fdc716  rgb(253, 199, 22)  hsl(46, 98%, 54%)  Mikado Yellow
#fd164c  rgb(253, 22, 76)  hsl(346, 98%, 54%)  Folly
#4cfd16  rgb(76, 253, 22)  hsl(106, 98%, 54%)  Harlequin