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#4E55EE

#4e55ee ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e55ee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 33.33% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.23% cyan, 64.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 237.38°, with 82.47% saturation and 61.96% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.51.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.1429

Complementary

  1. #4e55ee
  2. #eee74e

Split complementary

  1. #4e55ee
  2. #ee974e
  3. #a5ee4e

Analogous

  1. #4ea5ee
  2. #4e55ee
  3. #974eee

Triadic

  1. #4e55ee
  2. #ee4e55
  3. #55ee4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e55ee
  2. #e74eee
  3. #eee74e
  4. #55ee4e

Square

  1. #4e55ee
  2. #ee4ea5
  3. #eee74e
  4. #4eee97

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1495
  2. #151edb
  3. #4e55ee
  4. #9498f5
  5. #dadbfb

Shades

#4e55ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e55ee
  2. #464dd6
  3. #3e44be
  4. #373ca7
  5. #2f338f
  6. #272b77
  7. #1f225f
  8. #171a47
  9. #101130
  10. #080918
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e55ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e55ee
  2. #6066f0
  3. #7177f1
  4. #8388f3
  5. #9599f5
  6. #a7aaf7
  7. #b8bbf8
  8. #caccfa
  9. #dcddfc
  10. #edeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e55ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e55ee
  2. #5359e3
  3. #585ed8
  4. #5d62cd
  5. #6266c2
  6. #676bb7
  7. #6c6fac
  8. #7173a1
  9. #767796
  10. #7b7c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6062af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0067f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005dec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006fc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e55ee {
  color: #4e55ee;
}
Background
.bg-4e55ee {
  background-color: #4e55ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e55ee {
  border: 2px solid #4e55ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e55ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 85 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 82% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e55ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e55ee, #974eee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e55ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 85 238 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.51 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.63 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.67 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.74 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.24 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.38 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.50 #b1aa11 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4e55ee  rgb(78, 85, 238)  hsl(237, 82%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#eee74e  rgb(238, 231, 78)  hsl(57, 82%, 62%)  Dandelion
#ee4e55  rgb(238, 78, 85)  hsl(357, 82%, 62%)  Neon Fuchsia
#55ee4e  rgb(85, 238, 78)  hsl(117, 82%, 62%)  Neon Green