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#454AEA

#454aea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#454aea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 29.02% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.51% cyan, 68.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 238.18°, with 79.71% saturation and 59.41% 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 6.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.6.

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Relative luminance0.121

Complementary

  1. #454aea
  2. #eae545

Split complementary

  1. #454aea
  2. #ea9245
  3. #9dea45

Analogous

  1. #459dea
  2. #454aea
  3. #9245ea

Triadic

  1. #454aea
  2. #ea454a
  3. #4aea45

Tetradic

  1. #454aea
  2. #e545ea
  3. #eae545
  4. #4aea45

Square

  1. #454aea
  2. #ea459d
  3. #eae545
  4. #45ea92

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1387
  2. #171ccc
  3. #454aea
  4. #8a8df2
  5. #ced0fa

Shades

#454aea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #454aea
  2. #3e43d3
  3. #373bbb
  4. #3034a4
  5. #292c8c
  6. #232575
  7. #1c1e5e
  8. #151646
  9. #0e0f2f
  10. #070717
  11. #000000

Tints

#454aea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #454aea
  2. #585cec
  3. #6a6eee
  4. #7d80f0
  5. #8f92f2
  6. #a2a5f5
  7. #b5b7f7
  8. #c7c9f9
  9. #dadbfb
  10. #ecedfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#454aea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #454aea
  2. #4b4fdf
  3. #5155d5
  4. #575aca
  5. #5d60c0
  6. #6365b5
  7. #686aaa
  8. #6e70a0
  9. #747595
  10. #7a7b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5759aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ae7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007694 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005eed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0054e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0067bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-454aea {
  color: #454aea;
}
Background
.bg-454aea {
  background-color: #454aea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-454aea {
  border: 2px solid #454aea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #454aea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 74 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 80% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-454aea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #454aea, #9245ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-454aea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 74 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.60 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.95 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.98 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.41 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.23 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.67 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.90 #bab515 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#454aea  rgb(69, 74, 234)  hsl(238, 80%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#eae545  rgb(234, 229, 69)  hsl(58, 80%, 59%)  Dandelion
#ea454a  rgb(234, 69, 74)  hsl(358, 80%, 59%)  Tractor Red
#4aea45  rgb(74, 234, 69)  hsl(118, 80%, 59%)  Malachite