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#4E51EC

#4e51ec ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e51ec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 31.76% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.95% cyan, 65.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 238.86°, with 80.61% saturation and 61.57% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 2.89.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.1356

Complementary

  1. #4e51ec
  2. #ece94e

Split complementary

  1. #4e51ec
  2. #ec9a4e
  3. #a0ec4e

Analogous

  1. #4ea0ec
  2. #4e51ec
  3. #9a4eec

Triadic

  1. #4e51ec
  2. #ec4e51
  3. #51ec4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e51ec
  2. #e94eec
  3. #ece94e
  4. #51ec4e

Square

  1. #4e51ec
  2. #ec4ea0
  3. #ece94e
  4. #4eec9a

Monochromatic

  1. #101291
  2. #171bd6
  3. #4e51ec
  4. #9395f3
  5. #d8d9fb

Shades

#4e51ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e51ec
  2. #4649d4
  3. #3e41bd
  4. #3739a5
  5. #2f318e
  6. #272976
  7. #1f205e
  8. #171847
  9. #10102f
  10. #080818
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e51ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e51ec
  2. #6062ee
  3. #7174f0
  4. #8385f2
  5. #9597f4
  6. #a7a8f6
  7. #b8b9f7
  8. #cacbf9
  9. #dcdcfb
  10. #edeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e51ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e51ec
  2. #5356e1
  3. #585ad6
  4. #5d5fcc
  5. #6264c1
  6. #6769b6
  7. #6c6dab
  8. #7172a0
  9. #767796
  10. #7b7b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e5fad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ef1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0064ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005aea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006cbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e51ec {
  color: #4e51ec;
}
Background
.bg-4e51ec {
  background-color: #4e51ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e51ec {
  border: 2px solid #4e51ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e51ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 81 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e51ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e51ec, #9a4eec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e51ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 81 236 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 2.89 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.95 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.75 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.90 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.28 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.60 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.17 #b1ae13 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4e51ec  rgb(78, 81, 236)  hsl(239, 81%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#ece94e  rgb(236, 233, 78)  hsl(59, 81%, 62%)  Icterine
#ec4e51  rgb(236, 78, 81)  hsl(359, 81%, 62%)  Tractor Red
#51ec4e  rgb(81, 236, 78)  hsl(119, 81%, 62%)  Malachite