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#4944EF

#4944ef ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4944ef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 26.67% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.46% cyan, 71.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 241.75°, with 84.24% saturation and 60.2% 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 6.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.12.

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Relative luminance0.1178

Complementary

  1. #4944ef
  2. #eaef44

Split complementary

  1. #4944ef
  2. #ef9e44
  3. #95ef44

Analogous

  1. #4495ef
  2. #4944ef
  3. #9e44ef

Triadic

  1. #4944ef
  2. #ef4944
  3. #44ef49

Tetradic

  1. #4944ef
  2. #ef44ea
  3. #eaef44
  4. #44ef49

Square

  1. #4944ef
  2. #ef4495
  3. #eaef44
  4. #44ef9e

Monochromatic

  1. #100c8e
  2. #1812d4
  3. #4944ef
  4. #8e8af5
  5. #d2d1fb

Shades

#4944ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4944ef
  2. #423dd7
  3. #3a36bf
  4. #3330a7
  5. #2c298f
  6. #252278
  7. #1d1b60
  8. #161448
  9. #0f0e30
  10. #070718
  11. #000000

Tints

#4944ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4944ef
  2. #5b57f1
  3. #6d69f2
  4. #807cf4
  5. #928ff5
  6. #a4a2f7
  7. #b6b4f9
  8. #c8c7fa
  9. #dbdafc
  10. #edecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4944ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4944ef
  2. #4f4ae4
  3. #5450d9
  4. #5a56ce
  5. #5f5cc3
  6. #6562b8
  7. #6a68ac
  8. #706ea1
  9. #757496
  10. #7b7a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5856ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007495 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005cf2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0051ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0064c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4944ef {
  color: #4944ef;
}
Background
.bg-4944ef {
  background-color: #4944ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4944ef {
  border: 2px solid #4944ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4944ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 68 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 84% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4944ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4944ef, #9e44ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4944ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 68 239 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.12 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.68 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.65 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.55 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.76 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.97 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.13 #b6bb10 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4944ef  rgb(73, 68, 239)  hsl(242, 84%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#eaef44  rgb(234, 239, 68)  hsl(62, 84%, 60%)  Icterine
#ef4944  rgb(239, 73, 68)  hsl(2, 84%, 60%)  Cinnabar
#44ef49  rgb(68, 239, 73)  hsl(122, 84%, 60%)  Neon Green