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#4A50FA

#4a50fa ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4a50fa is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 31.37% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.4% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 237.95°, with 94.62% saturation and 63.53% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.1.

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Relative luminance0.141

Complementary

  1. #4a50fa
  2. #faf44a

Split complementary

  1. #4a50fa
  2. #fa9c4a
  3. #a8fa4a

Analogous

  1. #4aa8fa
  2. #4a50fa
  3. #9c4afa

Triadic

  1. #4a50fa
  2. #fa4a50
  3. #50fa4a

Tetradic

  1. #4a50fa
  2. #f44afa
  3. #faf44a
  4. #50fa4a

Square

  1. #4a50fa
  2. #fa4aa8
  3. #faf44a
  4. #4afa9c

Monochromatic

  1. #050aa6
  2. #070ff1
  3. #4a50fa
  4. #9498fc
  5. #dfe0fe

Shades

#4a50fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4a50fa
  2. #4348e1
  3. #3b40c8
  4. #3438af
  5. #2c3096
  6. #25287d
  7. #1e2064
  8. #16184b
  9. #0f1032
  10. #070819
  11. #000000

Tints

#4a50fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4a50fa
  2. #5c62fb
  3. #6e73fb
  4. #8085fc
  5. #9296fc
  6. #a5a8fd
  7. #b7b9fd
  8. #c9cbfe
  9. #dbdcfe
  10. #edeeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4a50fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4a50fa
  2. #4f55ee
  3. #555ae2
  4. #5a5ed5
  5. #6063c9
  6. #6568bd
  7. #6a6db1
  8. #7072a5
  9. #757698
  10. #7b7b8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e60b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0066fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005af8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006fca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4a50fa {
  color: #4a50fa;
}
Background
.bg-4a50fa {
  background-color: #4a50fa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4a50fa {
  border: 2px solid #4a50fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4a50fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 80 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 95% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4a50fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4a50fa, #9c4afa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4a50fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 80 250 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.10 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.45 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.77 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.90 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.59 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.11 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 9.74 #b5af05 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4a50fa  rgb(74, 80, 250)  hsl(238, 95%, 64%)  Majorelle Blue
#faf44a  rgb(250, 244, 74)  hsl(58, 95%, 64%)  Icterine
#fa4a50  rgb(250, 74, 80)  hsl(358, 95%, 64%)  Tractor Red
#50fa4a  rgb(80, 250, 74)  hsl(118, 95%, 64%)  Neon Green