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#4E42F0

#4e42f0 ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e42f0 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 94.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.5% cyan, 72.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 244.14°, with 85.29% saturation and 60% 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 6.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.21.

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Relative luminance0.1181

Complementary

  1. #4e42f0
  2. #e4f042

Split complementary

  1. #4e42f0
  2. #f0a542
  3. #8df042

Analogous

  1. #428df0
  2. #4e42f0
  3. #a542f0

Triadic

  1. #4e42f0
  2. #f04e42
  3. #42f04e

Tetradic

  1. #4e42f0
  2. #f042e4
  3. #e4f042
  4. #42f04e

Square

  1. #4e42f0
  2. #f0428d
  3. #e4f042
  4. #42f0a5

Monochromatic

  1. #140b8e
  2. #1e11d5
  3. #4e42f0
  4. #9089f6
  5. #d3d0fb

Shades

#4e42f0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e42f0
  2. #463bd8
  3. #3e35c0
  4. #372ea8
  5. #2f2890
  6. #272178
  7. #1f1a60
  8. #171448
  9. #100d30
  10. #080718
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e42f0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e42f0
  2. #6055f2
  3. #7168f3
  4. #837bf5
  5. #958ef6
  6. #a7a1f8
  7. #b8b3f9
  8. #cac6fb
  9. #dcd9fc
  10. #edecfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e42f0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e42f0
  2. #5348e5
  3. #584eda
  4. #5d55ce
  5. #625bc3
  6. #6761b8
  7. #6c67ad
  8. #716da2
  9. #767496
  10. #7b7a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a56ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068f5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007496 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005bf3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0051ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0063c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e42f0 {
  color: #4e42f0;
}
Background
.bg-4e42f0 {
  background-color: #4e42f0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e42f0 {
  border: 2px solid #4e42f0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e42f0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 66 240;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 85% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e42f0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e42f0, #a542f0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e42f0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 66 240 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.21 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.89 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.14 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.30 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.66 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.73 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.86 #b1bd0f Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4e42f0  rgb(78, 66, 240)  hsl(244, 85%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#e4f042  rgb(228, 240, 66)  hsl(64, 85%, 60%)  Pear
#f04e42  rgb(240, 78, 66)  hsl(4, 85%, 60%)  Cinnabar
#42f04e  rgb(66, 240, 78)  hsl(124, 85%, 60%)  Neon Green