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#4245EA

#4245ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4245ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 27.06% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.79% cyan, 70.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 238.93°, 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 6.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.34.

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Relative luminance0.1136

Complementary

  1. #4245ea
  2. #eae742

Split complementary

  1. #4245ea
  2. #ea9342
  3. #99ea42

Analogous

  1. #4299ea
  2. #4245ea
  3. #9342ea

Triadic

  1. #4245ea
  2. #ea4245
  3. #45ea42

Tetradic

  1. #4245ea
  2. #e742ea
  3. #eae742
  4. #45ea42

Square

  1. #4245ea
  2. #ea4299
  3. #eae742
  4. #42ea93

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1184
  2. #161ac9
  3. #4245ea
  4. #8789f2
  5. #ccccf9

Shades

#4245ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4245ea
  2. #3b3ed3
  3. #3537bb
  4. #2e30a4
  5. #28298c
  6. #212375
  7. #1a1c5e
  8. #141546
  9. #0d0e2f
  10. #070717
  11. #000000

Tints

#4245ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4245ea
  2. #5558ec
  3. #686aee
  4. #7b7df0
  5. #8e8ff2
  6. #a1a2f5
  7. #b3b5f7
  8. #c6c7f9
  9. #d9dafb
  10. #ececfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4245ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4245ea
  2. #484bdf
  3. #4e51d5
  4. #5557ca
  5. #5b5dc0
  6. #6163b5
  7. #6768aa
  8. #6d6ea0
  9. #747495
  10. #7a7a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5555a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007393 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005bed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0050e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0064bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4245ea {
  color: #4245ea;
}
Background
.bg-4245ea {
  background-color: #4245ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4245ea {
  border: 2px solid #4245ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4245ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 69 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 80% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4245ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4245ea, #9342ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4245ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 69 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.34 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.47 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.99 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.10 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.86 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.14 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.41 #bdba15 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4245ea  rgb(66, 69, 234)  hsl(239, 80%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#eae742  rgb(234, 231, 66)  hsl(59, 80%, 59%)  Titanium Yellow
#ea4245  rgb(234, 66, 69)  hsl(359, 80%, 59%)  Tractor Red
#45ea42  rgb(69, 234, 66)  hsl(119, 80%, 59%)  Malachite