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#4E40EA

#4e40ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e40ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 25.1% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 72.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 244.94°, with 80.19% saturation and 58.43% 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 6.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.44.

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Relative luminance0.1123

Complementary

  1. #4e40ea
  2. #dcea40

Split complementary

  1. #4e40ea
  2. #eaa340
  3. #87ea40

Analogous

  1. #4087ea
  2. #4e40ea
  3. #a340ea

Triadic

  1. #4e40ea
  2. #ea4e40
  3. #40ea4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e40ea
  2. #ea40dc
  3. #dcea40
  4. #40ea4e

Square

  1. #4e40ea
  2. #ea4087
  3. #dcea40
  4. #40eaa3

Monochromatic

  1. #180e83
  2. #2516c8
  3. #4e40ea
  4. #8e85f2
  5. #cecaf9

Shades

#4e40ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e40ea
  2. #463ad3
  3. #3e33bb
  4. #372da4
  5. #2f268c
  6. #272075
  7. #1f1a5e
  8. #171346
  9. #100d2f
  10. #080617
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e40ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e40ea
  2. #6053ec
  3. #7166ee
  4. #8379f0
  5. #958cf2
  6. #a7a0f5
  7. #b8b3f7
  8. #cac6f9
  9. #dcd9fb
  10. #edecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e40ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e40ea
  2. #5346df
  3. #584dd5
  4. #5d53ca
  5. #625ac0
  6. #6760b5
  7. #6c66aa
  8. #716da0
  9. #767395
  10. #7b7a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5854a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007092 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0059ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fe8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0061bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e40ea {
  color: #4e40ea;
}
Background
.bg-4e40ea {
  background-color: #4e40ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e40ea {
  border: 2px solid #4e40ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e40ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 64 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 80% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e40ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e40ea, #a340ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e40ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 64 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.44 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.77 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.72 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.89 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.10 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.27 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.05 #b1bf15 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4e40ea  rgb(78, 64, 234)  hsl(245, 80%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#dcea40  rgb(220, 234, 64)  hsl(65, 80%, 58%)  Pear
#ea4e40  rgb(234, 78, 64)  hsl(5, 80%, 58%)  Cinnabar
#40ea4e  rgb(64, 234, 78)  hsl(125, 80%, 58%)  Malachite