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#4E4DEC

#4e4dec ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e4dec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 30.2% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.95% cyan, 67.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 240.38°, with 80.71% saturation and 61.37% 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 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 2.79.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.1298

Complementary

  1. #4e4dec
  2. #ebec4d

Split complementary

  1. #4e4dec
  2. #ec9e4d
  3. #9bec4d

Analogous

  1. #4d9bec
  2. #4e4dec
  3. #9e4dec

Triadic

  1. #4e4dec
  2. #ec4e4d
  3. #4dec4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4dec
  2. #ec4deb
  3. #ebec4d
  4. #4dec4e

Square

  1. #4e4dec
  2. #ec4d9b
  3. #ebec4d
  4. #4dec9e

Monochromatic

  1. #100f91
  2. #1817d6
  3. #4e4dec
  4. #9392f3
  5. #d7d7fb

Shades

#4e4dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4dec
  2. #4645d4
  3. #3e3ebd
  4. #3736a5
  5. #2f2e8e
  6. #272776
  7. #1f1f5e
  8. #171747
  9. #100f2f
  10. #080818
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4dec
  2. #605fee
  3. #7171f0
  4. #8382f2
  5. #9594f4
  6. #a7a6f6
  7. #b8b8f7
  8. #cacaf9
  9. #dcdbfb
  10. #ededfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4dec
  2. #5352e1
  3. #5857d6
  4. #5d5ccc
  5. #6261c1
  6. #6767b6
  7. #6c6cab
  8. #7171a0
  9. #767696
  10. #7b7b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d5cac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ee9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007896 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0061ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0057ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0069bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4dec {
  color: #4e4dec;
}
Background
.bg-4e4dec {
  background-color: #4e4dec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4dec {
  border: 2px solid #4e4dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 77 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 81% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4dec, #9e4dec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 77 236 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 2.79 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.77 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.14 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.96 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.04 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.78 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.32 #b1b213 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4e4dec  rgb(78, 77, 236)  hsl(240, 81%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#ebec4d  rgb(235, 236, 77)  hsl(60, 81%, 61%)  Icterine
#ec4e4d  rgb(236, 78, 77)  hsl(0, 81%, 61%)  Tractor Red
#4dec4e  rgb(77, 236, 78)  hsl(120, 81%, 61%)  Malachite