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#4244EA

#4244ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4244ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 26.67% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.79% cyan, 70.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 239.29°, with 80% saturation and 58.82% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.48.

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Relative luminance0.1123

Complementary

  1. #4244ea
  2. #eae842

Split complementary

  1. #4244ea
  2. #ea9442
  3. #98ea42

Analogous

  1. #4298ea
  2. #4244ea
  3. #9442ea

Triadic

  1. #4244ea
  2. #ea4244
  3. #44ea42

Tetradic

  1. #4244ea
  2. #e842ea
  3. #eae842
  4. #44ea42

Square

  1. #4244ea
  2. #ea4298
  3. #eae842
  4. #42ea94

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1084
  2. #1618c9
  3. #4244ea
  4. #8788f2
  5. #ccccf9

Shades

#4244ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4244ea
  2. #3b3dd3
  3. #3536bb
  4. #2e30a4
  5. #28298c
  6. #212275
  7. #1a1b5e
  8. #141446
  9. #0d0e2f
  10. #070717
  11. #000000

Tints

#4244ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4244ea
  2. #5557ec
  3. #6869ee
  4. #7b7cf0
  5. #8e8ff2
  6. #a1a2f5
  7. #b3b4f7
  8. #c6c7f9
  9. #d9dafb
  10. #ececfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4244ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4244ea
  2. #484adf
  3. #4e50d5
  4. #5556ca
  5. #5b5cc0
  6. #6162b5
  7. #6768aa
  8. #6d6ea0
  9. #747495
  10. #7a7a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5455a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007393 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005aed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fe8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0063bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4244ea {
  color: #4244ea;
}
Background
.bg-4244ea {
  background-color: #4244ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4244ea {
  border: 2px solid #4244ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4244ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 68 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 80% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4244ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4244ea, #9442ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4244ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 68 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.48 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.58 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.87 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.93 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.01 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.05 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.17 #bdbb15 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4244ea  rgb(66, 68, 234)  hsl(239, 80%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#eae842  rgb(234, 232, 66)  hsl(59, 80%, 59%)  Titanium Yellow
#ea4244  rgb(234, 66, 68)  hsl(359, 80%, 59%)  Tractor Red
#44ea42  rgb(68, 234, 66)  hsl(119, 80%, 59%)  Malachite