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#3E50EA

#3e50ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3e50ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 31.37% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.5% cyan, 65.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 233.72°, with 80.37% saturation and 58.04% 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 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.13.

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Relative luminance0.127

Complementary

  1. #3e50ea
  2. #ead83e

Split complementary

  1. #3e50ea
  2. #ea823e
  3. #a6ea3e

Analogous

  1. #3ea6ea
  2. #3e50ea
  3. #823eea

Triadic

  1. #3e50ea
  2. #ea3e50
  3. #50ea3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e50ea
  2. #d83eea
  3. #ead83e
  4. #50ea3e

Square

  1. #3e50ea
  2. #ea3ea6
  3. #ead83e
  4. #3eea82

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1a81
  2. #1628c6
  3. #3e50ea
  4. #838ff2
  5. #c8cdf9

Shades

#3e50ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e50ea
  2. #3848d3
  3. #3240bb
  4. #2b38a4
  5. #25308c
  6. #1f2875
  7. #19205e
  8. #131846
  9. #0c102f
  10. #060817
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e50ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e50ea
  2. #5162ec
  3. #6573ee
  4. #7885f0
  5. #8b96f2
  6. #9fa8f5
  7. #b2b9f7
  8. #c5cbf9
  9. #d8dcfb
  10. #eceefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e50ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e50ea
  2. #4555df
  3. #4b5ad5
  4. #525eca
  5. #5863c0
  6. #5f68b5
  7. #666daa
  8. #6c72a0
  9. #737695
  10. #797b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #575dab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ce7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007996 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0062ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0057e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006bbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e50ea {
  color: #3e50ea;
}
Background
.bg-3e50ea {
  background-color: #3e50ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e50ea {
  border: 2px solid #3e50ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e50ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 80 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 80% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e50ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e50ea, #823eea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e50ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 80 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.13 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.41 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.84 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.02 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.06 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.27 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.66 #c1af15 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#3e50ea  rgb(62, 80, 234)  hsl(234, 80%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#ead83e  rgb(234, 216, 62)  hsl(54, 80%, 58%)  Dandelion
#ea3e50  rgb(234, 62, 80)  hsl(354, 80%, 58%)  Amaranth
#50ea3e  rgb(80, 234, 62)  hsl(114, 80%, 58%)  Neon Green