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#474EEB

#474eeb ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#474eeb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.79% cyan, 66.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 237.44°, with 80.39% saturation and 60% 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 5.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.31.

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Relative luminance0.1279

Complementary

  1. #474eeb
  2. #ebe447

Split complementary

  1. #474eeb
  2. #eb9247
  3. #a0eb47

Analogous

  1. #47a0eb
  2. #474eeb
  3. #9247eb

Triadic

  1. #474eeb
  2. #eb474e
  3. #4eeb47

Tetradic

  1. #474eeb
  2. #e447eb
  3. #ebe447
  4. #4eeb47

Square

  1. #474eeb
  2. #eb47a0
  3. #ebe447
  4. #47eb92

Monochromatic

  1. #0f148a
  2. #171ecf
  3. #474eeb
  4. #8c90f2
  5. #d1d3fa

Shades

#474eeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #474eeb
  2. #4046d4
  3. #393ebc
  4. #3237a5
  5. #2b2f8d
  6. #242776
  7. #1c1f5e
  8. #151747
  9. #0e102f
  10. #070818
  11. #000000

Tints

#474eeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #474eeb
  2. #5960ed
  3. #6c71ef
  4. #7e83f1
  5. #9195f3
  6. #a3a7f5
  7. #b5b8f7
  8. #c8caf9
  9. #dadcfb
  10. #ededfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#474eeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #474eeb
  2. #4d53e0
  3. #5258d6
  4. #585dcb
  5. #5e62c0
  6. #6467b6
  7. #696cab
  8. #6f71a0
  9. #757695
  10. #7a7b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a5cab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cf0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005de8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007896 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0061ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0057e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006abe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-474eeb {
  color: #474eeb;
}
Background
.bg-474eeb {
  background-color: #474eeb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-474eeb {
  border: 2px solid #474eeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #474eeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 78 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-474eeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #474eeb, #9247eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-474eeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 78 235 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.31 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.92 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.43 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.60 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.01 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.82 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 9.20 #b8b114 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#474eeb  rgb(71, 78, 235)  hsl(237, 80%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#ebe447  rgb(235, 228, 71)  hsl(57, 80%, 60%)  Dandelion
#eb474e  rgb(235, 71, 78)  hsl(357, 80%, 60%)  Tractor Red
#4eeb47  rgb(78, 235, 71)  hsl(117, 80%, 60%)  Neon Green