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#4B53EA

#4b53ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4b53ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 32.55% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.95% cyan, 64.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 236.98°, 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 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.25.

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Relative luminance0.1362

Complementary

  1. #4b53ea
  2. #eae24b

Split complementary

  1. #4b53ea
  2. #ea934b
  3. #a3ea4b

Analogous

  1. #4ba3ea
  2. #4b53ea
  3. #934bea

Triadic

  1. #4b53ea
  2. #ea4b53
  3. #53ea4b

Tetradic

  1. #4b53ea
  2. #e24bea
  3. #eae24b
  4. #53ea4b

Square

  1. #4b53ea
  2. #ea4ba3
  3. #eae24b
  4. #4bea93

Monochromatic

  1. #10178c
  2. #1822d0
  3. #4b53ea
  4. #9094f2
  5. #d4d6fa

Shades

#4b53ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b53ea
  2. #444bd3
  3. #3c42bb
  4. #353aa4
  5. #2d328c
  6. #262a75
  7. #1e215e
  8. #171946
  9. #0f112f
  10. #080817
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b53ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b53ea
  2. #5d64ec
  3. #6f75ee
  4. #8187f0
  5. #9398f2
  6. #a5a9f5
  7. #b7baf7
  8. #c9cbf9
  9. #dbddfb
  10. #edeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b53ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b53ea
  2. #5058df
  3. #565cd5
  4. #5b61ca
  5. #6065c0
  6. #666ab5
  7. #6b6eaa
  8. #7073a0
  9. #757795
  10. #7b7c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d60ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0065ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005be8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006dbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b53ea {
  color: #4b53ea;
}
Background
.bg-4b53ea {
  background-color: #4b53ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4b53ea {
  border: 2px solid #4b53ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b53ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 83 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 79% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b53ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b53ea, #934bea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b53ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 83 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.25 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.06 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.72 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.34 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.59 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.71 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.15 #b4ac15 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4b53ea  rgb(75, 83, 234)  hsl(237, 79%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#eae24b  rgb(234, 226, 75)  hsl(57, 79%, 61%)  Dandelion
#ea4b53  rgb(234, 75, 83)  hsl(357, 79%, 61%)  Indian Red
#53ea4b  rgb(83, 234, 75)  hsl(117, 79%, 61%)  Malachite