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#424AEF

#424aef ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#424aef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 29.02% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.38% cyan, 69.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 237.23°, with 84.39% saturation and 59.8% 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 6.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.93.

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Relative luminance0.1229

Complementary

  1. #424aef
  2. #efe742

Split complementary

  1. #424aef
  2. #ef9142
  3. #a0ef42

Analogous

  1. #42a0ef
  2. #424aef
  3. #9142ef

Triadic

  1. #424aef
  2. #ef424a
  3. #4aef42

Tetradic

  1. #424aef
  2. #e742ef
  3. #efe742
  4. #4aef42

Square

  1. #424aef
  2. #ef42a0
  3. #efe742
  4. #42ef91

Monochromatic

  1. #0c128c
  2. #121bd3
  3. #424aef
  4. #898ef5
  5. #cfd1fb

Shades

#424aef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #424aef
  2. #3b43d7
  3. #353bbf
  4. #2e34a7
  5. #282c8f
  6. #212578
  7. #1a1e60
  8. #141648
  9. #0d0f30
  10. #070718
  11. #000000

Tints

#424aef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #424aef
  2. #555cf1
  3. #686ef2
  4. #7b80f4
  5. #8e92f5
  6. #a1a5f7
  7. #b3b7f9
  8. #c6c9fa
  9. #d9dbfc
  10. #ecedfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#424aef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #424aef
  2. #484fe4
  3. #4e55d9
  4. #555ace
  5. #5b60c3
  6. #6165b8
  7. #676aac
  8. #6d70a1
  9. #747596
  10. #7a7b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #575aad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005aec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007897 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ff2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0054ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0068c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-424aef {
  color: #424aef;
}
Background
.bg-424aef {
  background-color: #424aef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-424aef {
  border: 2px solid #424aef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #424aef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 74 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 84% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-424aef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #424aef, #9142ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-424aef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 74 239 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.93 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.47 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.31 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.97 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.25 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.47 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.27 #bdb510 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#424aef  rgb(66, 74, 239)  hsl(237, 84%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#efe742  rgb(239, 231, 66)  hsl(57, 84%, 60%)  Dandelion
#ef424a  rgb(239, 66, 74)  hsl(357, 84%, 60%)  Tractor Red
#4aef42  rgb(74, 239, 66)  hsl(117, 84%, 60%)  Neon Green