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#4042EA

#4042ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4042ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 25.88% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.65% cyan, 71.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 239.29°, with 80.19% saturation and 58.43% 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 6.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.89.

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Relative luminance0.1093

Complementary

  1. #4042ea
  2. #eae840

Split complementary

  1. #4042ea
  2. #ea9340
  3. #97ea40

Analogous

  1. #4097ea
  2. #4042ea
  3. #9340ea

Triadic

  1. #4042ea
  2. #ea4042
  3. #42ea40

Tetradic

  1. #4042ea
  2. #e840ea
  3. #eae840
  4. #42ea40

Square

  1. #4042ea
  2. #ea4097
  3. #eae840
  4. #40ea93

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1083
  2. #1618c8
  3. #4042ea
  4. #8586f2
  5. #cacaf9

Shades

#4042ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4042ea
  2. #3a3bd3
  3. #3335bb
  4. #2d2ea4
  5. #26288c
  6. #202175
  7. #1a1a5e
  8. #131446
  9. #0d0d2f
  10. #060717
  11. #000000

Tints

#4042ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4042ea
  2. #5355ec
  3. #6668ee
  4. #797bf0
  5. #8c8ef2
  6. #a0a1f5
  7. #b3b3f7
  8. #c6c6f9
  9. #d9d9fb
  10. #ececfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4042ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4042ea
  2. #4648df
  3. #4d4ed5
  4. #5355ca
  5. #5a5bc0
  6. #6061b5
  7. #6667aa
  8. #6d6da0
  9. #737495
  10. #7a7a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5353a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007292 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0059ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ee8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0062bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4042ea {
  color: #4042ea;
}
Background
.bg-4042ea {
  background-color: #4042ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4042ea {
  border: 2px solid #4042ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4042ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 66 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 80% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4042ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4042ea, #9340ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4042ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 66 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.89 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.91 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.48 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.85 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.72 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.76 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.27 #bfbd15 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4042ea  rgb(64, 66, 234)  hsl(239, 80%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#eae840  rgb(234, 232, 64)  hsl(59, 80%, 58%)  Titanium Yellow
#ea4042  rgb(234, 64, 66)  hsl(359, 80%, 58%)  Tractor Red
#42ea40  rgb(66, 234, 64)  hsl(119, 80%, 58%)  Malachite