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#4257EB

#4257eb ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4257eb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 34.12% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.91% cyan, 62.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 232.54°, with 80.86% saturation and 59.02% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.67.

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Relative luminance0.1397

Complementary

  1. #4257eb
  2. #ebd642

Split complementary

  1. #4257eb
  2. #eb8142
  3. #aceb42

Analogous

  1. #42aceb
  2. #4257eb
  3. #8142eb

Triadic

  1. #4257eb
  2. #eb4257
  3. #57eb42

Tetradic

  1. #4257eb
  2. #d642eb
  3. #ebd642
  4. #57eb42

Square

  1. #4257eb
  2. #eb42ac
  3. #ebd642
  4. #42eb81

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1d86
  2. #152ccb
  3. #4257eb
  4. #8795f2
  5. #ccd2fa

Shades

#4257eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4257eb
  2. #3b4ed4
  3. #3546bc
  4. #2e3da5
  5. #28348d
  6. #212c76
  7. #1a235e
  8. #141a47
  9. #0d112f
  10. #070918
  11. #000000

Tints

#4257eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4257eb
  2. #5568ed
  3. #6879ef
  4. #7b89f1
  5. #8e9af3
  6. #a1abf5
  7. #b3bcf7
  8. #c6cdf9
  9. #d9ddfb
  10. #eceefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4257eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4257eb
  2. #485be0
  3. #4e5fd6
  4. #5563cb
  5. #5b67c0
  6. #616cb6
  7. #6770ab
  8. #6d74a0
  9. #747895
  10. #7a7c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b62ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0067ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005de9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0070bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4257eb {
  color: #4257eb;
}
Background
.bg-4257eb {
  background-color: #4257eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4257eb {
  border: 2px solid #4257eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4257eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 87 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 81% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4257eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4257eb, #8142eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4257eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 87 235 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.67 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.01 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.19 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.12 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.40 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.85 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.25 #bda814 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4257eb  rgb(66, 87, 235)  hsl(233, 81%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#ebd642  rgb(235, 214, 66)  hsl(53, 81%, 59%)  Citrine
#eb4257  rgb(235, 66, 87)  hsl(353, 81%, 59%)  Folly
#57eb42  rgb(87, 235, 66)  hsl(113, 81%, 59%)  Neon Green