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#4B4BF9

#4b4bf9 ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4b4bf9 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 29.41% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.88% cyan, 69.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 93.55% 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.91.

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Relative luminance0.1337

Complementary

  1. #4b4bf9
  2. #f9f94b

Split complementary

  1. #4b4bf9
  2. #f9a24b
  3. #a2f94b

Analogous

  1. #4ba2f9
  2. #4b4bf9
  3. #a24bf9

Triadic

  1. #4b4bf9
  2. #f94b4b
  3. #4bf94b

Tetradic

  1. #4b4bf9
  2. #f94bf9
  3. #f9f94b
  4. #4bf94b

Square

  1. #4b4bf9
  2. #f94ba2
  3. #f9f94b
  4. #4bf9a2

Monochromatic

  1. #0606a5
  2. #0808f0
  3. #4b4bf9
  4. #9595fb
  5. #dfdffe

Shades

#4b4bf9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b4bf9
  2. #4444e0
  3. #3c3cc7
  4. #3535ae
  5. #2d2d95
  6. #26267d
  7. #1e1e64
  8. #17174b
  9. #0f0f32
  10. #080819
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b4bf9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b4bf9
  2. #5d5dfa
  3. #6f6ffa
  4. #8181fb
  5. #9393fb
  6. #a5a5fc
  7. #b7b7fd
  8. #c9c9fd
  9. #dbdbfe
  10. #ededfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b4bf9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b4bf9
  2. #5050ed
  3. #5656e1
  4. #5b5bd5
  5. #6060c9
  6. #6666bd
  7. #6b6bb0
  8. #7070a4
  9. #757598
  10. #7b7b8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d5db4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006efe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ef6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0062fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0057f7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006bc9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b4bf9 {
  color: #4b4bf9;
}
Background
.bg-4b4bf9 {
  background-color: #4b4bf9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4b4bf9 {
  border: 2px solid #4b4bf9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b4bf9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 75 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 94% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b4bf9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b4bf9, #a24bf9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b4bf9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 75 249 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.91 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.18 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.20 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.07 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.43 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.25 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.29 #b4b406 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4b4bf9  rgb(75, 75, 249)  hsl(240, 94%, 64%)  Majorelle Blue
#f9f94b  rgb(249, 249, 75)  hsl(60, 94%, 64%)  Icterine
#f94b4b  rgb(249, 75, 75)  hsl(0, 94%, 64%)  Tractor Red
#4bf94b  rgb(75, 249, 75)  hsl(120, 94%, 64%)  Neon Green