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#424FE6

#424fe6 ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#424fe6 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 30.98% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.3% cyan, 65.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 235.24°, with 76.64% saturation and 58.04% 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 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.71.

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Relative luminance0.1246

Complementary

  1. #424fe6
  2. #e6d942

Split complementary

  1. #424fe6
  2. #e68742
  3. #a1e642

Analogous

  1. #42a1e6
  2. #424fe6
  3. #8742e6

Triadic

  1. #424fe6
  2. #e6424f
  3. #4fe642

Tetradic

  1. #424fe6
  2. #d942e6
  3. #e6d942
  4. #4fe642

Square

  1. #424fe6
  2. #e642a1
  3. #e6d942
  4. #42e687

Monochromatic

  1. #11197e
  2. #1a27c2
  3. #424fe6
  4. #868eef
  5. #c9cdf8

Shades

#424fe6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #424fe6
  2. #3b47cf
  3. #353fb8
  4. #2e37a1
  5. #282f8a
  6. #212873
  7. #1a205c
  8. #141845
  9. #0d102e
  10. #070817
  11. #000000

Tints

#424fe6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #424fe6
  2. #5561e9
  3. #6872eb
  4. #7b84ee
  5. #8e95f0
  6. #a1a7f3
  7. #b3b9f5
  8. #c6caf8
  9. #d9dcfa
  10. #ecedfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#424fe6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #424fe6
  2. #4854dc
  3. #4e59d2
  4. #555ec7
  5. #5b63bd
  6. #6168b3
  7. #676ca9
  8. #6d719f
  9. #747694
  10. #7a7b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #585ca8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006beb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005be3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007794 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0061e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0057e4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0069ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-424fe6 {
  color: #424fe6;
}
Background
.bg-424fe6 {
  background-color: #424fe6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-424fe6 {
  border: 2px solid #424fe6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #424fe6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 79 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 77% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-424fe6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #424fe6, #8742e6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-424fe6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 79 230 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.71 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.84 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.53 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.48 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.67 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.43 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.64 #bdb019 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#424fe6  rgb(66, 79, 230)  hsl(235, 77%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#e6d942  rgb(230, 217, 66)  hsl(55, 77%, 58%)  Dandelion
#e6424f  rgb(230, 66, 79)  hsl(355, 77%, 58%)  Amaranth
#4fe642  rgb(79, 230, 66)  hsl(115, 77%, 58%)  Malachite