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#494DEB

#494deb ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#494deb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 30.2% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.94% cyan, 67.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 238.52°, with 80.2% saturation and 60.39% 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 5.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.15.

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Relative luminance0.1272

Complementary

  1. #494deb
  2. #ebe749

Split complementary

  1. #494deb
  2. #eb9649
  3. #9eeb49

Analogous

  1. #499eeb
  2. #494deb
  3. #9649eb

Triadic

  1. #494deb
  2. #eb494d
  3. #4deb49

Tetradic

  1. #494deb
  2. #e749eb
  3. #ebe749
  4. #4deb49

Square

  1. #494deb
  2. #eb499e
  3. #ebe749
  4. #49eb96

Monochromatic

  1. #0f128c
  2. #171bd1
  3. #494deb
  4. #8e90f3
  5. #d3d4fa

Shades

#494deb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #494deb
  2. #4245d4
  3. #3a3ebc
  4. #3336a5
  5. #2c2e8d
  6. #252776
  7. #1d1f5e
  8. #161747
  9. #0f0f2f
  10. #070818
  11. #000000

Tints

#494deb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #494deb
  2. #5b5fed
  3. #6d71ef
  4. #8082f1
  5. #9294f3
  6. #a4a6f5
  7. #b6b8f7
  8. #c8caf9
  9. #dbdbfb
  10. #ededfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#494deb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #494deb
  2. #4f52e0
  3. #5457d6
  4. #5a5ccb
  5. #5f61c0
  6. #6567b6
  7. #6a6cab
  8. #7071a0
  9. #757695
  10. #7b7b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a5cab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ce8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007896 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0061ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0057e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0069be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-494deb {
  color: #494deb;
}
Background
.bg-494deb {
  background-color: #494deb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-494deb {
  border: 2px solid #494deb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #494deb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 77 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-494deb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #494deb, #9649eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-494deb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 77 235 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.15 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.82 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.41 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.88 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.90 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.89 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.15 #b6b214 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#494deb  rgb(73, 77, 235)  hsl(239, 80%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#ebe749  rgb(235, 231, 73)  hsl(59, 80%, 60%)  Dandelion
#eb494d  rgb(235, 73, 77)  hsl(359, 80%, 60%)  Tractor Red
#4deb49  rgb(77, 235, 73)  hsl(119, 80%, 60%)  Malachite