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#4046EA

#4046ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4046ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 27.45% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.65% cyan, 70.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 237.88°, 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 6.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.36.

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Relative luminance0.1141

Complementary

  1. #4046ea
  2. #eae440

Split complementary

  1. #4046ea
  2. #ea8f40
  3. #9bea40

Analogous

  1. #409bea
  2. #4046ea
  3. #8f40ea

Triadic

  1. #4046ea
  2. #ea4046
  3. #46ea40

Tetradic

  1. #4046ea
  2. #e440ea
  3. #eae440
  4. #46ea40

Square

  1. #4046ea
  2. #ea409b
  3. #eae440
  4. #40ea8f

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1283
  2. #161cc8
  3. #4046ea
  4. #8589f2
  5. #caccf9

Shades

#4046ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4046ea
  2. #3a3fd3
  3. #3338bb
  4. #2d31a4
  5. #262a8c
  6. #202375
  7. #1a1c5e
  8. #131546
  9. #0d0e2f
  10. #060717
  11. #000000

Tints

#4046ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4046ea
  2. #5359ec
  3. #666bee
  4. #797ef0
  5. #8c90f2
  6. #a0a3f5
  7. #b3b5f7
  8. #c6c8f9
  9. #d9dafb
  10. #ecedfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4046ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4046ea
  2. #464cdf
  3. #4d52d5
  4. #5357ca
  5. #5a5dc0
  6. #6063b5
  7. #6669aa
  8. #6d6fa0
  9. #737495
  10. #7a7a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5456a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007493 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ced ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0050e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0065bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4046ea {
  color: #4046ea;
}
Background
.bg-4046ea {
  background-color: #4046ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4046ea {
  border: 2px solid #4046ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4046ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 70 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 80% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4046ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4046ea, #8f40ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4046ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 70 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.36 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.46 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.06 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.40 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.82 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.14 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.67 #bfb915 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4046ea  rgb(64, 70, 234)  hsl(238, 80%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#eae440  rgb(234, 228, 64)  hsl(58, 80%, 58%)  Dandelion
#ea4046  rgb(234, 64, 70)  hsl(358, 80%, 58%)  Tractor Red
#46ea40  rgb(70, 234, 64)  hsl(118, 80%, 58%)  Neon Green