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#4E4EE4

#4e4ee4 ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e4ee4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 30.59% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.79% cyan, 65.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 73.53% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 2.46.

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Relative luminance0.1267

Complementary

  1. #4e4ee4
  2. #e4e44e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4ee4
  2. #e4994e
  3. #99e44e

Analogous

  1. #4e99e4
  2. #4e4ee4
  3. #994ee4

Triadic

  1. #4e4ee4
  2. #e44e4e
  3. #4ee44e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4ee4
  2. #e44ee4
  3. #e4e44e
  4. #4ee44e

Square

  1. #4e4ee4
  2. #e44e99
  3. #e4e44e
  4. #4ee499

Monochromatic

  1. #141485
  2. #1e1ec7
  3. #4e4ee4
  4. #9090ee
  5. #d3d3f8

Shades

#4e4ee4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4ee4
  2. #4646cd
  3. #3e3eb6
  4. #3737a0
  5. #2f2f89
  6. #272772
  7. #1f1f5b
  8. #171744
  9. #10102e
  10. #080817
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4ee4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4ee4
  2. #6060e7
  3. #7171e9
  4. #8383ec
  5. #9595ef
  6. #a7a7f2
  7. #b8b8f4
  8. #cacaf7
  9. #dcdcfa
  10. #ededfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4ee4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4ee4
  2. #5353da
  3. #5858d0
  4. #5d5dc6
  5. #6262bc
  6. #6767b2
  7. #6c6ca8
  8. #71719e
  9. #767694
  10. #7b7b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c5ca7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006be9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005de1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007592 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0060e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0057e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0468b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4ee4 {
  color: #4e4ee4;
}
Background
.bg-4e4ee4 {
  background-color: #4e4ee4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4ee4 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4ee4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4ee4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 78 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 74% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4ee4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4ee4, #994ee4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4ee4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 78 228 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 2.46 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 2.95 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.67 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.25 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.01 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.08 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 9.14 #b1b11b Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4e4ee4  rgb(78, 78, 228)  hsl(240, 74%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#e4e44e  rgb(228, 228, 78)  hsl(60, 74%, 60%)  Pear
#e44e4e  rgb(228, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 74%, 60%)  Indian Red
#4ee44e  rgb(78, 228, 78)  hsl(120, 74%, 60%)  Malachite