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#4256EA

#4256ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4256ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 33.73% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.79% cyan, 63.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 232.86°, 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.47.

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Relative luminance0.1375

Complementary

  1. #4256ea
  2. #ead642

Split complementary

  1. #4256ea
  2. #ea8242
  3. #aaea42

Analogous

  1. #42aaea
  2. #4256ea
  3. #8242ea

Triadic

  1. #4256ea
  2. #ea4256
  3. #56ea42

Tetradic

  1. #4256ea
  2. #d642ea
  3. #ead642
  4. #56ea42

Square

  1. #4256ea
  2. #ea42aa
  3. #ead642
  4. #42ea82

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1d84
  2. #162cc9
  3. #4256ea
  4. #8794f2
  5. #ccd1f9

Shades

#4256ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4256ea
  2. #3b4dd3
  3. #3545bb
  4. #2e3ca4
  5. #28348c
  6. #212b75
  7. #1a225e
  8. #141a46
  9. #0d112f
  10. #070917
  11. #000000

Tints

#4256ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4256ea
  2. #5567ec
  3. #6878ee
  4. #7b89f0
  5. #8e9af2
  6. #a1abf5
  7. #b3bbf7
  8. #c6ccf9
  9. #d9ddfb
  10. #eceefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4256ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4256ea
  2. #485adf
  3. #4e5ed5
  4. #5563ca
  5. #5b67c0
  6. #616bb5
  7. #676faa
  8. #6d73a0
  9. #747895
  10. #7a7c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b61ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0066ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ce8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006fbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4256ea {
  color: #4256ea;
}
Background
.bg-4256ea {
  background-color: #4256ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4256ea {
  border: 2px solid #4256ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4256ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 86 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 80% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4256ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4256ea, #8242ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4256ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 86 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.47 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.95 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.34 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.35 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.41 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.74 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.35 #bda915 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4256ea  rgb(66, 86, 234)  hsl(233, 80%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#ead642  rgb(234, 214, 66)  hsl(53, 80%, 59%)  Citrine
#ea4256  rgb(234, 66, 86)  hsl(353, 80%, 59%)  Amaranth
#56ea42  rgb(86, 234, 66)  hsl(113, 80%, 59%)  Neon Green