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#164EFF

#164eff ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#164eff is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 30.59% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.37% cyan, 69.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 225.58°, with 100% saturation and 54.31% 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 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 6.27.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.1284

Complementary

  1. #164eff
  2. #ffc716

Split complementary

  1. #164eff
  2. #ff5216
  3. #c2ff16

Analogous

  1. #16c2ff
  2. #164eff
  3. #5216ff

Triadic

  1. #164eff
  2. #ff164e
  3. #4eff16

Tetradic

  1. #164eff
  2. #c716ff
  3. #ffc716
  4. #4eff16

Square

  1. #164eff
  2. #ff16c2
  3. #ffc716
  4. #16ff52

Monochromatic

  1. #001e7c
  2. #0030c8
  3. #164eff
  4. #6288ff
  5. #afc2ff

Shades

#164eff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #164eff
  2. #1446e6
  3. #123ecc
  4. #0f37b3
  5. #0d2f99
  6. #0b2780
  7. #091f66
  8. #07174d
  9. #041033
  10. #02081a
  11. #000000

Tints

#164eff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #164eff
  2. #2d60ff
  3. #4571ff
  4. #5c83ff
  5. #7395ff
  6. #8ba7ff
  7. #a2b8ff
  8. #b9caff
  9. #d0dcff
  10. #e8edff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#164eff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #164eff
  2. #2153f2
  3. #2b58e6
  4. #365dd9
  5. #4062cc
  6. #4b67c0
  7. #566cb3
  8. #6071a6
  9. #6b7699
  10. #757b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #505cb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0081a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0064ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0055fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0070ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-164eff {
  color: #164eff;
}
Background
.bg-164eff {
  background-color: #164eff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-164eff {
  border: 2px solid #164eff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #164eff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 78 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 100% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-164eff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #164eff, #5216ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-164eff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 78 255 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.27 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.83 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.12 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.54 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.07 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.45 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 10.11 #e9b100 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#164eff  rgb(22, 78, 255)  hsl(226, 100%, 54%)  Majorelle Blue
#ffc716  rgb(255, 199, 22)  hsl(46, 100%, 54%)  Mikado Yellow
#ff164e  rgb(255, 22, 78)  hsl(346, 100%, 54%)  Folly
#4eff16  rgb(78, 255, 22)  hsl(106, 100%, 54%)  Harlequin