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#473FEF

#473fef ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#473fef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 24.71% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.29% cyan, 73.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 242.73°, with 84.62% saturation and 59.22% 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 6.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.99.

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Relative luminance0.1113

Complementary

  1. #473fef
  2. #e7ef3f

Split complementary

  1. #473fef
  2. #ef9f3f
  3. #8fef3f

Analogous

  1. #3f8fef
  2. #473fef
  3. #9f3fef

Triadic

  1. #473fef
  2. #ef473f
  3. #3fef47

Tetradic

  1. #473fef
  2. #ef3fe7
  3. #e7ef3f
  4. #3fef47

Square

  1. #473fef
  2. #ef3f8f
  3. #e7ef3f
  4. #3fef9f

Monochromatic

  1. #110b8a
  2. #1a11d0
  3. #473fef
  4. #8b86f5
  5. #ceccfb

Shades

#473fef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #473fef
  2. #4039d7
  3. #3932bf
  4. #322ca7
  5. #2b268f
  6. #242078
  7. #1c1960
  8. #151348
  9. #0e0d30
  10. #070618
  11. #000000

Tints

#473fef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #473fef
  2. #5952f1
  3. #6c65f2
  4. #7e79f4
  5. #918cf5
  6. #a39ff7
  7. #b5b2f9
  8. #c8c5fa
  9. #dad9fc
  10. #edecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#473fef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #473fef
  2. #4d46e4
  3. #524cd9
  4. #5853ce
  5. #5e59c3
  6. #6460b8
  7. #6966ac
  8. #6f6da1
  9. #757396
  10. #7a7a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5653ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007294 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0059f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ded ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0062bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-473fef {
  color: #473fef;
}
Background
.bg-473fef {
  background-color: #473fef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-473fef {
  border: 2px solid #473fef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #473fef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 63 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 85% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-473fef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #473fef, #9f3fef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-473fef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 63 239 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.99 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.34 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.58 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.01 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.16 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.36 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.02 #b8c010 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#473fef  rgb(71, 63, 239)  hsl(243, 85%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#e7ef3f  rgb(231, 239, 63)  hsl(63, 85%, 59%)  Pear
#ef473f  rgb(239, 71, 63)  hsl(3, 85%, 59%)  Cinnabar
#3fef47  rgb(63, 239, 71)  hsl(123, 85%, 59%)  Neon Green