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#274EFB

#274efb ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#274efb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 30.59% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.46% cyan, 68.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 228.96°, with 96.36% saturation and 56.86% 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 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 5.68.

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Relative luminance0.1285

Complementary

  1. #274efb
  2. #fbd427

Split complementary

  1. #274efb
  2. #fb6a27
  3. #b8fb27

Analogous

  1. #27b8fb
  2. #274efb
  3. #6a27fb

Triadic

  1. #274efb
  2. #fb274e
  3. #4efb27

Tetradic

  1. #274efb
  2. #d427fb
  3. #fbd427
  4. #4efb27

Square

  1. #274efb
  2. #fb27b8
  3. #fbd427
  4. #27fb6a

Monochromatic

  1. #021b86
  2. #042ad2
  3. #274efb
  4. #728cfc
  5. #bdc9fe

Shades

#274efb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #274efb
  2. #2346e2
  3. #1f3ec9
  4. #1b37b0
  5. #172f97
  6. #14277e
  7. #101f64
  8. #0c174b
  9. #081032
  10. #040819
  11. #000000

Tints

#274efb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #274efb
  2. #3d60fb
  3. #5271fc
  4. #6883fc
  5. #7d95fd
  6. #93a7fd
  7. #a9b8fd
  8. #becafe
  9. #d4dcfe
  10. #e9edff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#274efb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #274efb
  2. #3053ef
  3. #3958e2
  4. #425dd6
  5. #4b62ca
  6. #5467be
  7. #5c6cb1
  8. #6571a5
  9. #6e7699
  10. #777b8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #525cb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005af8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0063fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0056f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006fca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-274efb {
  color: #274efb;
}
Background
.bg-274efb {
  background-color: #274efb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-274efb {
  border: 2px solid #274efb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #274efb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 78 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 96% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-274efb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #274efb, #6a27fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-274efb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 78 251 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.68 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.26 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.12 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.52 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.53 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.45 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.82 #d8b104 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#274efb  rgb(39, 78, 251)  hsl(229, 96%, 57%)  Majorelle Blue
#fbd427  rgb(251, 212, 39)  hsl(49, 96%, 57%)  Gold
#fb274e  rgb(251, 39, 78)  hsl(349, 96%, 57%)  Folly
#4efb27  rgb(78, 251, 39)  hsl(109, 96%, 57%)  Neon Green