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#4252FF

#4252ff ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4252ff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 32.16% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.12% cyan, 67.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 234.92°, 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.97.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1441

Complementary

  1. #4252ff
  2. #ffef42

Split complementary

  1. #4252ff
  2. #ff9042
  3. #b0ff42

Analogous

  1. #42b0ff
  2. #4252ff
  3. #9042ff

Triadic

  1. #4252ff
  2. #ff4252
  3. #52ff42

Tetradic

  1. #4252ff
  2. #ef42ff
  3. #ffef42
  4. #52ff42

Square

  1. #4252ff
  2. #ff42b0
  3. #ffef42
  4. #42ff90

Monochromatic

  1. #000ea8
  2. #0015f4
  3. #4252ff
  4. #8e98ff
  5. #dbdeff

Shades

#4252ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4252ff
  2. #3b4ae6
  3. #3542cc
  4. #2e39b3
  5. #283199
  6. #212980
  7. #1a2166
  8. #14194d
  9. #0d1033
  10. #07081a
  11. #000000

Tints

#4252ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4252ff
  2. #5563ff
  3. #6875ff
  4. #7b86ff
  5. #8e97ff
  6. #a1a9ff
  7. #b3baff
  8. #c6cbff
  9. #d9dcff
  10. #eceeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4252ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4252ff
  2. #4857f2
  3. #4e5be6
  4. #5560d9
  5. #5b64cc
  6. #6169c0
  7. #676eb3
  8. #6d72a6
  9. #747799
  10. #7a7b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d61b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0082a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0067ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0072ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4252ff {
  color: #4252ff;
}
Background
.bg-4252ff {
  background-color: #4252ff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4252ff {
  border: 2px solid #4252ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4252ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 82 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 100% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4252ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4252ff, #9042ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4252ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 82 255 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.97 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.06 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.23 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.48 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.00 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.16 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 10.47 #bdad00 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4252ff  rgb(66, 82, 255)  hsl(235, 100%, 63%)  Majorelle Blue
#ffef42  rgb(255, 239, 66)  hsl(55, 100%, 63%)  Aureolin
#ff4252  rgb(255, 66, 82)  hsl(355, 100%, 63%)  Neon Fuchsia
#52ff42  rgb(82, 255, 66)  hsl(115, 100%, 63%)  Neon Green