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#274DEE

#274dee ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#274dee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 30.2% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.61% cyan, 67.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 228.54°, with 85.41% 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 6.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 5.58.

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Relative luminance0.1191

Complementary

  1. #274dee
  2. #eec827

Split complementary

  1. #274dee
  2. #ee6427
  3. #b1ee27

Analogous

  1. #27b1ee
  2. #274dee
  3. #6427ee

Triadic

  1. #274dee
  2. #ee274d
  3. #4dee27

Tetradic

  1. #274dee
  2. #c827ee
  3. #eec827
  4. #4dee27

Square

  1. #274dee
  2. #ee27b1
  3. #eec827
  4. #27ee64

Monochromatic

  1. #091d73
  2. #0f2fba
  3. #274dee
  4. #6e87f4
  5. #b5c2f9

Shades

#274dee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #274dee
  2. #2345d6
  3. #1f3ebe
  4. #1b36a7
  5. #172e8f
  6. #142777
  7. #101f5f
  8. #0c1747
  9. #080f30
  10. #040818
  11. #000000

Tints

#274dee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #274dee
  2. #3d5ff0
  3. #5271f1
  4. #6882f3
  5. #7d94f5
  6. #93a6f7
  7. #a9b8f8
  8. #becafa
  9. #d4dbfc
  10. #e9edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#274dee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #274dee
  2. #3052e3
  3. #3957d8
  4. #425ccd
  5. #4b61c2
  6. #5467b7
  7. #5c6cac
  8. #6571a1
  9. #6e7696
  10. #777b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #505aac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006af3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0060f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0053ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006bc0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-274dee {
  color: #274dee;
}
Background
.bg-274dee {
  background-color: #274dee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-274dee {
  border: 2px solid #274dee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #274dee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 77 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 85% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-274dee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #274dee, #6427ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-274dee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 77 238 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.58 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.59 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.80 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.05 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.38 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.53 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.71 #d8b211 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#274dee  rgb(39, 77, 238)  hsl(229, 85%, 54%)  Majorelle Blue
#eec827  rgb(238, 200, 39)  hsl(49, 85%, 54%)  Jonquil
#ee274d  rgb(238, 39, 77)  hsl(349, 85%, 54%)  Amaranth
#4dee27  rgb(77, 238, 39)  hsl(109, 85%, 54%)  Neon Green