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#4E42E9

#4e42e9 ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e42e9 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 25.88% green and 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.52% cyan, 71.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 244.31°, with 79.15% saturation and 58.63% 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 6.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.07.

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Web safe#6633ff
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Relative luminance0.114

Complementary

  1. #4e42e9
  2. #dde942

Split complementary

  1. #4e42e9
  2. #e9a242
  3. #8ae942

Analogous

  1. #428ae9
  2. #4e42e9
  3. #a242e9

Triadic

  1. #4e42e9
  2. #e94e42
  3. #42e94e

Tetradic

  1. #4e42e9
  2. #e942dd
  3. #dde942
  4. #42e94e

Square

  1. #4e42e9
  2. #e9428a
  3. #dde942
  4. #42e9a2

Monochromatic

  1. #180f83
  2. #2417c7
  3. #4e42e9
  4. #8e87f1
  5. #cecbf9

Shades

#4e42e9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e42e9
  2. #463bd2
  3. #3e35ba
  4. #372ea3
  5. #2f288c
  6. #272175
  7. #1f1a5d
  8. #171446
  9. #100d2f
  10. #080717
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e42e9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e42e9
  2. #6055eb
  3. #7168ed
  4. #837bf0
  5. #958ef2
  6. #a7a1f4
  7. #b8b3f6
  8. #cac6f8
  9. #dcd9fb
  10. #edecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e42e9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e42e9
  2. #5348df
  3. #584ed4
  4. #5d55ca
  5. #625bbf
  6. #6761b5
  7. #6c67aa
  8. #716da0
  9. #767495
  10. #7b7a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5955a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007192 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005aec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0050e7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0061bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e42e9 {
  color: #4e42e9;
}
Background
.bg-4e42e9 {
  background-color: #4e42e9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e42e9 {
  border: 2px solid #4e42e9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e42e9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 66 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 79% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e42e9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e42e9, #a242e9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e42e9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 66 233 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.07 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.41 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.16 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.82 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.49 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.69 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.70 #b1bd16 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4e42e9  rgb(78, 66, 233)  hsl(244, 79%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#dde942  rgb(221, 233, 66)  hsl(64, 79%, 59%)  Pear
#e94e42  rgb(233, 78, 66)  hsl(4, 79%, 59%)  Cinnabar
#42e94e  rgb(66, 233, 78)  hsl(124, 79%, 59%)  Malachite