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#4E53E7

#4e53e7 ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e53e7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 32.55% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.23% cyan, 64.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 238.04°, with 76.12% saturation and 60.59% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 2.86.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.1358

Complementary

  1. #4e53e7
  2. #e7e24e

Split complementary

  1. #4e53e7
  2. #e7964e
  3. #a0e74e

Analogous

  1. #4ea0e7
  2. #4e53e7
  3. #964ee7

Triadic

  1. #4e53e7
  2. #e74e53
  3. #53e74e

Tetradic

  1. #4e53e7
  2. #e24ee7
  3. #e7e24e
  4. #53e74e

Square

  1. #4e53e7
  2. #e74ea0
  3. #e7e24e
  4. #4ee796

Monochromatic

  1. #131789
  2. #1c22cd
  3. #4e53e7
  4. #9194f0
  5. #d5d6f9

Shades

#4e53e7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e53e7
  2. #464bd0
  3. #3e42b9
  4. #373aa2
  5. #2f328b
  6. #272a74
  7. #1f215c
  8. #171945
  9. #10112e
  10. #080817
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e53e7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e53e7
  2. #6064e9
  3. #7175ec
  4. #8387ee
  5. #9598f1
  6. #a7a9f3
  7. #b8baf5
  8. #cacbf8
  9. #dcddfa
  10. #edeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e53e7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e53e7
  2. #5358dd
  3. #585cd2
  4. #5d61c8
  5. #6265be
  6. #676ab4
  7. #6c6ea9
  8. #71739f
  9. #767795
  10. #7b7c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e60aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006eec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007996 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0064ea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005be5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006cbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e53e7 {
  color: #4e53e7;
}
Background
.bg-4e53e7 {
  background-color: #4e53e7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e53e7 {
  border: 2px solid #4e53e7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e53e7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 83 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 76% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e53e7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e53e7, #964ee7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e53e7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 83 231 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 2.86 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.65 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.33 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.54 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.71 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.40 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.05 #b1ac18 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4e53e7  rgb(78, 83, 231)  hsl(238, 76%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#e7e24e  rgb(231, 226, 78)  hsl(58, 76%, 61%)  Dandelion
#e74e53  rgb(231, 78, 83)  hsl(358, 76%, 61%)  Indian Red
#53e74e  rgb(83, 231, 78)  hsl(118, 76%, 61%)  Malachite