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#4E46ED

#4e46ed ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e46ed is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 27.45% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.09% cyan, 70.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 242.87°, with 82.27% saturation and 60.2% 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 6.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.5.

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Relative luminance0.1211

Complementary

  1. #4e46ed
  2. #e5ed46

Split complementary

  1. #4e46ed
  2. #eda146
  3. #92ed46

Analogous

  1. #4692ed
  2. #4e46ed
  3. #a146ed

Triadic

  1. #4e46ed
  2. #ed4e46
  3. #46ed4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e46ed
  2. #ed46e5
  3. #e5ed46
  4. #46ed4e

Square

  1. #4e46ed
  2. #ed4692
  3. #e5ed46
  4. #46eda1

Monochromatic

  1. #140e8c
  2. #1e14d2
  3. #4e46ed
  4. #918cf4
  5. #d3d1fb

Shades

#4e46ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e46ed
  2. #463fd5
  3. #3e38be
  4. #3731a6
  5. #2f2a8e
  6. #272377
  7. #1f1c5f
  8. #171547
  9. #100e2f
  10. #080718
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e46ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e46ed
  2. #6059ef
  3. #716bf1
  4. #837ef2
  5. #9590f4
  6. #a7a3f6
  7. #b8b5f8
  8. #cac8fa
  9. #dcdafb
  10. #ededfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e46ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e46ed
  2. #534ce2
  3. #5852d7
  4. #5d57cc
  5. #625dc1
  6. #6763b7
  7. #6c69ac
  8. #716fa1
  9. #767496
  10. #7b7a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a58ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005aea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007495 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005df0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0053eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0065bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e46ed {
  color: #4e46ed;
}
Background
.bg-4e46ed {
  background-color: #4e46ed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e46ed {
  border: 2px solid #4e46ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e46ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 70 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 82% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e46ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e46ed, #a146ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e46ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 70 237 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.50 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.22 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.05 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.15 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.49 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.16 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.61 #b1b912 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4e46ed  rgb(78, 70, 237)  hsl(243, 82%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#e5ed46  rgb(229, 237, 70)  hsl(63, 82%, 60%)  Pear
#ed4e46  rgb(237, 78, 70)  hsl(3, 82%, 60%)  Cinnabar
#46ed4e  rgb(70, 237, 78)  hsl(123, 82%, 60%)  Malachite