ColorTool
Log in
#473EEE

#473eee ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#473eee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 24.31% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.17% cyan, 73.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 243.07°, with 83.81% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 5.15.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#3333ff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.1096

Complementary

  1. #473eee
  2. #e5ee3e

Split complementary

  1. #473eee
  2. #ee9f3e
  3. #8dee3e

Analogous

  1. #3e8dee
  2. #473eee
  3. #9f3eee

Triadic

  1. #473eee
  2. #ee473e
  3. #3eee47

Tetradic

  1. #473eee
  2. #ee3ee5
  3. #e5ee3e
  4. #3eee47

Square

  1. #473eee
  2. #ee3e8d
  3. #e5ee3e
  4. #3eee9f

Monochromatic

  1. #120c87
  2. #1c12cd
  3. #473eee
  4. #8a84f4
  5. #cdcbfa

Shades

#473eee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #473eee
  2. #4038d6
  3. #3932be
  4. #322ba7
  5. #2b258f
  6. #241f77
  7. #1c195f
  8. #151347
  9. #0e0c30
  10. #070618
  11. #000000

Tints

#473eee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #473eee
  2. #5951f0
  3. #6c65f1
  4. #7e78f3
  5. #918bf5
  6. #a39ff7
  7. #b5b2f8
  8. #c8c5fa
  9. #dad8fc
  10. #edecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#473eee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #473eee
  2. #4d45e3
  3. #524bd8
  4. #5852cd
  5. #5e58c2
  6. #645fb7
  7. #6966ac
  8. #6f6ca1
  9. #757396
  10. #7a798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5552ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007193 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0058f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004dec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0061bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-473eee {
  color: #473eee;
}
Background
.bg-473eee {
  background-color: #473eee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-473eee {
  border: 2px solid #473eee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #473eee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 62 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 84% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-473eee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #473eee, #9f3eee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-473eee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 62 238 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.15 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.38 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.43 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.79 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.03 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.24 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.80 #b8c111 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#473eee  rgb(71, 62, 238)  hsl(243, 84%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#e5ee3e  rgb(229, 238, 62)  hsl(63, 84%, 59%)  Pear
#ee473e  rgb(238, 71, 62)  hsl(3, 84%, 59%)  Cinnabar
#3eee47  rgb(62, 238, 71)  hsl(123, 84%, 59%)  Neon Green