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#4248FF

#4248ff ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4248ff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 28.24% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.12% cyan, 71.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 238.1°, with 100% saturation and 62.94% 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 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.8.

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Relative luminance0.1301

Complementary

  1. #4248ff
  2. #fff942

Split complementary

  1. #4248ff
  2. #ff9b42
  3. #a6ff42

Analogous

  1. #42a6ff
  2. #4248ff
  3. #9b42ff

Triadic

  1. #4248ff
  2. #ff4248
  3. #48ff42

Tetradic

  1. #4248ff
  2. #f942ff
  3. #fff942
  4. #48ff42

Square

  1. #4248ff
  2. #ff42a6
  3. #fff942
  4. #42ff9b

Monochromatic

  1. #0005a8
  2. #0008f4
  3. #4248ff
  4. #8e92ff
  5. #dbdcff

Shades

#4248ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4248ff
  2. #3b41e6
  3. #353acc
  4. #2e32b3
  5. #282b99
  6. #212480
  7. #1a1d66
  8. #14164d
  9. #0d0e33
  10. #07071a
  11. #000000

Tints

#4248ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4248ff
  2. #555aff
  3. #686dff
  4. #7b7fff
  5. #8e91ff
  6. #a1a4ff
  7. #b3b6ff
  8. #c6c8ff
  9. #d9daff
  10. #ecedff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4248ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4248ff
  2. #484ef2
  3. #4e53e6
  4. #5559d9
  5. #5b5ecc
  6. #6164c0
  7. #676ab3
  8. #6d6fa6
  9. #747599
  10. #7a7a8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #595bb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005cfc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0061ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0054fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006bcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4248ff {
  color: #4248ff;
}
Background
.bg-4248ff {
  background-color: #4248ff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4248ff {
  border: 2px solid #4248ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4248ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 72 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 100% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4248ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4248ff, #9b42ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4248ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 72 255 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.80 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.91 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.93 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.15 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.57 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.93 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 9.37 #bdb700 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4248ff  rgb(66, 72, 255)  hsl(238, 100%, 63%)  Majorelle Blue
#fff942  rgb(255, 249, 66)  hsl(58, 100%, 63%)  Daffodil
#ff4248  rgb(255, 66, 72)  hsl(358, 100%, 63%)  Tractor Red
#48ff42  rgb(72, 255, 66)  hsl(118, 100%, 63%)  Neon Green