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#474EE9

#474ee9 ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#474ee9 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 30.59% green and 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.53% cyan, 66.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 237.41°, with 78.64% saturation and 59.61% 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 5.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.26.

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Relative luminance0.1267

Complementary

  1. #474ee9
  2. #e9e247

Split complementary

  1. #474ee9
  2. #e99147
  3. #9fe947

Analogous

  1. #479fe9
  2. #474ee9
  3. #9147e9

Triadic

  1. #474ee9
  2. #e9474e
  3. #4ee947

Tetradic

  1. #474ee9
  2. #e247e9
  3. #e9e247
  4. #4ee947

Square

  1. #474ee9
  2. #e9479f
  3. #e9e247
  4. #47e991

Monochromatic

  1. #101587
  2. #1820cb
  3. #474ee9
  4. #8b90f1
  5. #d0d1f9

Shades

#474ee9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #474ee9
  2. #4046d2
  3. #393eba
  4. #3237a3
  5. #2b2f8c
  6. #242775
  7. #1c1f5d
  8. #151746
  9. #0e102f
  10. #070817
  11. #000000

Tints

#474ee9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #474ee9
  2. #5960eb
  3. #6c71ed
  4. #7e83f0
  5. #9195f2
  6. #a3a7f4
  7. #b5b8f6
  8. #c8caf8
  9. #dadcfb
  10. #ededfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#474ee9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #474ee9
  2. #4d53df
  3. #5258d4
  4. #585dca
  5. #5e62bf
  6. #6467b5
  7. #696caa
  8. #6f71a0
  9. #757695
  10. #7a7b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a5caa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ce6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007895 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0061ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0057e7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0069bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-474ee9 {
  color: #474ee9;
}
Background
.bg-474ee9 {
  background-color: #474ee9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-474ee9 {
  border: 2px solid #474ee9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #474ee9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 78 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 79% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-474ee9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #474ee9, #9147e9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-474ee9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 78 233 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.26 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.75 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.36 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.67 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.79 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.82 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 9.23 #b8b116 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#474ee9  rgb(71, 78, 233)  hsl(237, 79%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#e9e247  rgb(233, 226, 71)  hsl(57, 79%, 60%)  Dandelion
#e9474e  rgb(233, 71, 78)  hsl(357, 79%, 60%)  Tractor Red
#4ee947  rgb(78, 233, 71)  hsl(117, 79%, 60%)  Malachite