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#4E44EA

#4e44ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e44ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 26.67% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 70.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 243.61°, with 79.81% saturation and 59.22% 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 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.74.

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Relative luminance0.1169

Complementary

  1. #4e44ea
  2. #e0ea44

Split complementary

  1. #4e44ea
  2. #eaa144
  3. #8dea44

Analogous

  1. #448dea
  2. #4e44ea
  3. #a144ea

Triadic

  1. #4e44ea
  2. #ea4e44
  3. #44ea4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e44ea
  2. #ea44e0
  3. #e0ea44
  4. #44ea4e

Square

  1. #4e44ea
  2. #ea448d
  3. #e0ea44
  4. #44eaa1

Monochromatic

  1. #160f86
  2. #2217cb
  3. #4e44ea
  4. #8f89f2
  5. #d0cef9

Shades

#4e44ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e44ea
  2. #463dd3
  3. #3e36bb
  4. #3730a4
  5. #2f298c
  6. #272275
  7. #1f1b5e
  8. #171446
  9. #100e2f
  10. #080717
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e44ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e44ea
  2. #6057ec
  3. #7169ee
  4. #837cf0
  5. #958ff2
  6. #a7a2f5
  7. #b8b4f7
  8. #cac7f9
  9. #dcdafb
  10. #edecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e44ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e44ea
  2. #534adf
  3. #5850d5
  4. #5d56ca
  5. #625cc0
  6. #6762b5
  7. #6c68aa
  8. #716ea0
  9. #767495
  10. #7b7a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5956a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007293 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005bed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0051e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0063bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e44ea {
  color: #4e44ea;
}
Background
.bg-4e44ea {
  background-color: #4e44ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e44ea {
  border: 2px solid #4e44ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e44ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 68 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 80% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e44ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e44ea, #a144ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e44ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 68 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.74 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.21 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.60 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.02 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.38 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.84 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.15 #b1bb15 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4e44ea  rgb(78, 68, 234)  hsl(244, 80%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#e0ea44  rgb(224, 234, 68)  hsl(64, 80%, 59%)  Pear
#ea4e44  rgb(234, 78, 68)  hsl(4, 80%, 59%)  Cinnabar
#44ea4e  rgb(68, 234, 78)  hsl(124, 80%, 59%)  Malachite