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#4B52EA

#4b52ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4b52ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 32.16% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.95% cyan, 64.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 237.36°, 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 5.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.14.

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Relative luminance0.1347

Complementary

  1. #4b52ea
  2. #eae34b

Split complementary

  1. #4b52ea
  2. #ea944b
  3. #a1ea4b

Analogous

  1. #4ba1ea
  2. #4b52ea
  3. #944bea

Triadic

  1. #4b52ea
  2. #ea4b52
  3. #52ea4b

Tetradic

  1. #4b52ea
  2. #e34bea
  3. #eae34b
  4. #52ea4b

Square

  1. #4b52ea
  2. #ea4ba1
  3. #eae34b
  4. #4bea94

Monochromatic

  1. #10168c
  2. #1820d0
  3. #4b52ea
  4. #9094f2
  5. #d4d6fa

Shades

#4b52ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b52ea
  2. #444ad3
  3. #3c42bb
  4. #3539a4
  5. #2d318c
  6. #262975
  7. #1e215e
  8. #171946
  9. #0f102f
  10. #080817
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b52ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b52ea
  2. #5d63ec
  3. #6f75ee
  4. #8186f0
  5. #9397f2
  6. #a5a9f5
  7. #b7baf7
  8. #c9cbf9
  9. #dbdcfb
  10. #edeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b52ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b52ea
  2. #5057df
  3. #565bd5
  4. #5b60ca
  5. #6064c0
  6. #6669b5
  7. #6b6eaa
  8. #7072a0
  9. #757795
  10. #7b7b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d5fac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006eef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fe7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0064ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ae8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006cbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b52ea {
  color: #4b52ea;
}
Background
.bg-4b52ea {
  background-color: #4b52ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4b52ea {
  border: 2px solid #4b52ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b52ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 82 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 79% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b52ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b52ea, #944bea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b52ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 82 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.14 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.94 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.78 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.62 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.87 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.53 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.33 #b4ad15 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4b52ea  rgb(75, 82, 234)  hsl(237, 79%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#eae34b  rgb(234, 227, 75)  hsl(57, 79%, 61%)  Dandelion
#ea4b52  rgb(234, 75, 82)  hsl(357, 79%, 61%)  Indian Red
#52ea4b  rgb(82, 234, 75)  hsl(117, 79%, 61%)  Malachite