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#4B50EA

#4b50ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4b50ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 31.37% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.95% cyan, 65.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 238.11°, with 79.1% saturation and 60.59% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 2.98.

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Relative luminance0.1317

Complementary

  1. #4b50ea
  2. #eae54b

Split complementary

  1. #4b50ea
  2. #ea954b
  3. #a0ea4b

Analogous

  1. #4ba0ea
  2. #4b50ea
  3. #954bea

Triadic

  1. #4b50ea
  2. #ea4b50
  3. #50ea4b

Tetradic

  1. #4b50ea
  2. #e54bea
  3. #eae54b
  4. #50ea4b

Square

  1. #4b50ea
  2. #ea4ba0
  3. #eae54b
  4. #4bea95

Monochromatic

  1. #10148c
  2. #181ed0
  3. #4b50ea
  4. #9093f2
  5. #d4d5fa

Shades

#4b50ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b50ea
  2. #4448d3
  3. #3c40bb
  4. #3538a4
  5. #2d308c
  6. #262875
  7. #1e205e
  8. #171846
  9. #0f102f
  10. #080817
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b50ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b50ea
  2. #5d62ec
  3. #6f73ee
  4. #8185f0
  5. #9396f2
  6. #a5a8f5
  7. #b7b9f7
  8. #c9cbf9
  9. #dbdcfb
  10. #edeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b50ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b50ea
  2. #5055df
  3. #565ad5
  4. #5b5eca
  5. #6063c0
  6. #6668b5
  7. #6b6daa
  8. #7072a0
  9. #757695
  10. #7b7b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c5eab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006def ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ee7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007996 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0063ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0059e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006bbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b50ea {
  color: #4b50ea;
}
Background
.bg-4b50ea {
  background-color: #4b50ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4b50ea {
  border: 2px solid #4b50ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b50ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 80 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 79% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b50ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b50ea, #954bea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b50ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 80 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 2.98 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.76 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.93 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.16 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.21 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.41 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 9.65 #b4af15 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4b50ea  rgb(75, 80, 234)  hsl(238, 79%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#eae54b  rgb(234, 229, 75)  hsl(58, 79%, 61%)  Dandelion
#ea4b50  rgb(234, 75, 80)  hsl(358, 79%, 61%)  Tractor Red
#50ea4b  rgb(80, 234, 75)  hsl(118, 79%, 61%)  Malachite