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#3A49EA

#3a49ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3a49ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 28.63% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.21% cyan, 68.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 234.89°, with 80.73% saturation and 57.25% 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 6.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.51.

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Relative luminance0.1161

Complementary

  1. #3a49ea
  2. #eadb3a

Split complementary

  1. #3a49ea
  2. #ea833a
  3. #a1ea3a

Analogous

  1. #3aa1ea
  2. #3a49ea
  3. #833aea

Triadic

  1. #3a49ea
  2. #ea3a49
  3. #49ea3a

Tetradic

  1. #3a49ea
  2. #db3aea
  3. #eadb3a
  4. #49ea3a

Square

  1. #3a49ea
  2. #ea3aa1
  3. #eadb3a
  4. #3aea83

Monochromatic

  1. #0d177e
  2. #1524c3
  3. #3a49ea
  4. #7f89f1
  5. #c4c9f9

Shades

#3a49ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a49ea
  2. #3442d3
  3. #2e3abb
  4. #2933a4
  5. #232c8c
  6. #1d2575
  7. #171d5e
  8. #111646
  9. #0c0f2f
  10. #060717
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a49ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a49ea
  2. #4e5bec
  3. #616dee
  4. #7580f0
  5. #8992f2
  6. #9da4f5
  7. #b0b6f7
  8. #c4c8f9
  9. #d8dbfb
  10. #ebedfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a49ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a49ea
  2. #414fdf
  3. #4854d5
  4. #4f5aca
  5. #565fc0
  6. #5d65b5
  7. #646aaa
  8. #6b70a0
  9. #727595
  10. #797b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5357a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007694 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ded ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0052e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0067bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a49ea {
  color: #3a49ea;
}
Background
.bg-3a49ea {
  background-color: #3a49ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a49ea {
  border: 2px solid #3a49ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a49ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 73 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 81% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a49ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a49ea, #833aea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a49ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 73 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.51 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.54 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.38 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.76 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.23 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.32 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.90 #c5b615 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#3a49ea  rgb(58, 73, 234)  hsl(235, 81%, 57%)  Majorelle Blue
#eadb3a  rgb(234, 219, 58)  hsl(55, 81%, 57%)  Dandelion
#ea3a49  rgb(234, 58, 73)  hsl(355, 81%, 57%)  Tractor Red
#49ea3a  rgb(73, 234, 58)  hsl(115, 81%, 57%)  Neon Green