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#4C51EC

#4c51ec ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4c51ec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 31.76% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.8% cyan, 65.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 238.13°, with 80.81% saturation and 61.18% 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 5.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.05.

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Relative luminance0.1348

Complementary

  1. #4c51ec
  2. #ece74c

Split complementary

  1. #4c51ec
  2. #ec974c
  3. #a1ec4c

Analogous

  1. #4ca1ec
  2. #4c51ec
  3. #974cec

Triadic

  1. #4c51ec
  2. #ec4c51
  3. #51ec4c

Tetradic

  1. #4c51ec
  2. #e74cec
  3. #ece74c
  4. #51ec4c

Square

  1. #4c51ec
  2. #ec4ca1
  3. #ece74c
  4. #4cec97

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1390
  2. #171dd5
  3. #4c51ec
  4. #9194f3
  5. #d6d7fb

Shades

#4c51ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c51ec
  2. #4449d4
  3. #3d41bd
  4. #3539a5
  5. #2e318e
  6. #262976
  7. #1e205e
  8. #171847
  9. #0f102f
  10. #080818
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c51ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c51ec
  2. #5e62ee
  3. #7074f0
  4. #8285f2
  5. #9497f4
  6. #a6a8f6
  7. #b7b9f7
  8. #c9cbf9
  9. #dbdcfb
  10. #edeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c51ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c51ec
  2. #5156e1
  3. #565ad6
  4. #5c5fcc
  5. #6164c1
  6. #6669b6
  7. #6b6dab
  8. #7072a0
  9. #767796
  10. #7b7b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d5fad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ef1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fe9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0064ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005aea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006cbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c51ec {
  color: #4c51ec;
}
Background
.bg-4c51ec {
  background-color: #4c51ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4c51ec {
  border: 2px solid #4c51ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c51ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 81 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 81% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c51ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c51ec, #974cec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c51ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 81 236 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.05 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.01 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.88 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.85 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.19 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.59 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.33 #b3ae13 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4c51ec  rgb(76, 81, 236)  hsl(238, 81%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#ece74c  rgb(236, 231, 76)  hsl(58, 81%, 61%)  Dandelion
#ec4c51  rgb(236, 76, 81)  hsl(358, 81%, 61%)  Tractor Red
#51ec4c  rgb(81, 236, 76)  hsl(118, 81%, 61%)  Neon Green