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#4950FF

#4950ff ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4950ff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 31.37% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.37% cyan, 68.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 237.69°, with 100% saturation and 64.31% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.57.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1437

Complementary

  1. #4950ff
  2. #fff849

Split complementary

  1. #4950ff
  2. #ff9d49
  3. #abff49

Analogous

  1. #49abff
  2. #4950ff
  3. #9d49ff

Triadic

  1. #4950ff
  2. #ff4950
  3. #50ff49

Tetradic

  1. #4950ff
  2. #f849ff
  3. #fff849
  4. #50ff49

Square

  1. #4950ff
  2. #ff49ab
  3. #fff849
  4. #49ff9d

Monochromatic

  1. #0007af
  2. #000afb
  3. #4950ff
  4. #959aff
  5. #e2e3ff

Shades

#4950ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4950ff
  2. #4248e6
  3. #3a40cc
  4. #3338b3
  5. #2c3099
  6. #252880
  7. #1d2066
  8. #16184d
  9. #0f1033
  10. #07081a
  11. #000000

Tints

#4950ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4950ff
  2. #5b62ff
  3. #6d73ff
  4. #8085ff
  5. #9296ff
  6. #a4a8ff
  7. #b6b9ff
  8. #c8cbff
  9. #dbdcff
  10. #edeeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4950ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4950ff
  2. #4f55f2
  3. #545ae6
  4. #5a5ed9
  5. #5f63cc
  6. #6568c0
  7. #6a6db3
  8. #7072a6
  9. #757699
  10. #7b7b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e61b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0080a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0066ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0070ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4950ff {
  color: #4950ff;
}
Background
.bg-4950ff {
  background-color: #4950ff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4950ff {
  border: 2px solid #4950ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4950ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 80 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 100% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4950ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4950ff, #9d49ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4950ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 80 255 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.57 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.00 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.71 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.28 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.69 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.03 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 9.87 #b6af00 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4950ff  rgb(73, 80, 255)  hsl(238, 100%, 64%)  Majorelle Blue
#fff849  rgb(255, 248, 73)  hsl(58, 100%, 64%)  Icterine
#ff4950  rgb(255, 73, 80)  hsl(358, 100%, 64%)  Pastel Red
#50ff49  rgb(80, 255, 73)  hsl(118, 100%, 64%)  Neon Green