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#4E52E8

#4e52e8 ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e52e8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 32.16% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.38% cyan, 64.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 238.44°, with 77% saturation and 60.78% 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 5.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 2.78.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.1348

Complementary

  1. #4e52e8
  2. #e8e44e

Split complementary

  1. #4e52e8
  2. #e8974e
  3. #9fe84e

Analogous

  1. #4e9fe8
  2. #4e52e8
  3. #974ee8

Triadic

  1. #4e52e8
  2. #e84e52
  3. #52e84e

Tetradic

  1. #4e52e8
  2. #e44ee8
  3. #e8e44e
  4. #52e84e

Square

  1. #4e52e8
  2. #e84e9f
  3. #e8e44e
  4. #4ee897

Monochromatic

  1. #12158b
  2. #1b20cf
  3. #4e52e8
  4. #9294f1
  5. #d5d6fa

Shades

#4e52e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e52e8
  2. #464ad1
  3. #3e42ba
  4. #3739a2
  5. #2f318b
  6. #272974
  7. #1f215d
  8. #171946
  9. #10102e
  10. #080817
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e52e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e52e8
  2. #6063ea
  3. #7175ed
  4. #8386ef
  5. #9597f1
  6. #a7a9f4
  7. #b8baf6
  8. #cacbf8
  9. #dcdcfa
  10. #edeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e52e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e52e8
  2. #5357de
  3. #585bd3
  4. #5d60c9
  5. #6264be
  6. #6769b4
  7. #6c6eaa
  8. #71729f
  9. #767795
  10. #7b7b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e5faa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006eed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007996 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0064eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005be6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006cbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e52e8 {
  color: #4e52e8;
}
Background
.bg-4e52e8 {
  background-color: #4e52e8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e52e8 {
  border: 2px solid #4e52e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e52e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 82 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 77% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e52e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e52e8, #974ee8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e52e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 82 232 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 2.78 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.63 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.45 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.77 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.99 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.33 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.18 #b1ad17 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4e52e8  rgb(78, 82, 232)  hsl(238, 77%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#e8e44e  rgb(232, 228, 78)  hsl(58, 77%, 61%)  Dandelion
#e84e52  rgb(232, 78, 82)  hsl(358, 77%, 61%)  Indian Red
#52e84e  rgb(82, 232, 78)  hsl(118, 77%, 61%)  Malachite