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#494FF4

#494ff4 ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#494ff4 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 30.98% green and 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.08% cyan, 67.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 237.89°, with 88.6% saturation and 62.16% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.65.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1354

Complementary

  1. #494ff4
  2. #f4ee49

Split complementary

  1. #494ff4
  2. #f49849
  3. #a5f449

Analogous

  1. #49a5f4
  2. #494ff4
  3. #9849f4

Triadic

  1. #494ff4
  2. #f4494f
  3. #4ff449

Tetradic

  1. #494ff4
  2. #ee49f4
  3. #f4ee49
  4. #4ff449

Square

  1. #494ff4
  2. #f449a5
  3. #f4ee49
  4. #49f498

Monochromatic

  1. #090e9b
  2. #0e15e3
  3. #494ff4
  4. #9195f8
  5. #d9dbfd

Shades

#494ff4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #494ff4
  2. #4247dc
  3. #3a3fc3
  4. #3337ab
  5. #2c2f92
  6. #25287a
  7. #1d2062
  8. #161849
  9. #0f1031
  10. #070818
  11. #000000

Tints

#494ff4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #494ff4
  2. #5b61f5
  3. #6d72f6
  4. #8084f7
  5. #9295f8
  6. #a4a7fa
  7. #b6b9fb
  8. #c8cafc
  9. #dbdcfd
  10. #ededfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#494ff4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #494ff4
  2. #4f54e8
  3. #5459dd
  4. #5a5ed1
  5. #5f63c6
  6. #6568ba
  7. #6a6cae
  8. #7071a3
  9. #757697
  10. #7b7b8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c5eb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ff9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ff1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0064f7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0059f2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006dc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-494ff4 {
  color: #494ff4;
}
Background
.bg-494ff4 {
  background-color: #494ff4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-494ff4 {
  border: 2px solid #494ff4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #494ff4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 79 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 89% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-494ff4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #494ff4, #9849f4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-494ff4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 79 244 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.65 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.78 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.65 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.10 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.69 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.16 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 9.41 #b6b00b Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#494ff4  rgb(73, 79, 244)  hsl(238, 89%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#f4ee49  rgb(244, 238, 73)  hsl(58, 89%, 62%)  Icterine
#f4494f  rgb(244, 73, 79)  hsl(358, 89%, 62%)  Tractor Red
#4ff449  rgb(79, 244, 73)  hsl(118, 89%, 62%)  Neon Green