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#4E56DE

#4e56de ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e56de is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 33.73% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.86% cyan, 61.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 236.67°, with 68.57% saturation and 58.82% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.26.

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Relative luminance0.1355

Complementary

  1. #4e56de
  2. #ded64e

Split complementary

  1. #4e56de
  2. #de8e4e
  3. #9ede4e

Analogous

  1. #4e9ede
  2. #4e56de
  3. #8e4ede

Triadic

  1. #4e56de
  2. #de4e56
  3. #56de4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e56de
  2. #d64ede
  3. #ded64e
  4. #56de4e

Square

  1. #4e56de
  2. #de4e9e
  3. #ded64e
  4. #4ede8e

Monochromatic

  1. #171d7c
  2. #232cbc
  3. #4e56de
  4. #8e94ea
  5. #cfd1f6

Shades

#4e56de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e56de
  2. #464dc8
  3. #3e45b2
  4. #373c9b
  5. #2f3485
  6. #272b6f
  7. #1f2259
  8. #171a43
  9. #10112c
  10. #080916
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e56de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e56de
  2. #6067e1
  3. #7178e5
  4. #8389e8
  5. #959aeb
  6. #a7abef
  7. #b8bbf2
  8. #caccf5
  9. #dcddf8
  10. #edeefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e56de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e56de
  2. #535ad5
  3. #585ecb
  4. #5d63c2
  5. #6267b8
  6. #676baf
  7. #6c6fa6
  8. #71739c
  9. #767893
  10. #7b7c89
  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 #5e61a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006de2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007892 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1365e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ddc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #106cb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e56de {
  color: #4e56de;
}
Background
.bg-4e56de {
  background-color: #4e56de;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e56de {
  border: 2px solid #4e56de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e56de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 86 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 69% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e56de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e56de, #8e4ede);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e56de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 86 222 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.26 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.44 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.81 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.18 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.87 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.15 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.70 #b1a921 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4e56de  rgb(78, 86, 222)  hsl(237, 69%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#ded64e  rgb(222, 214, 78)  hsl(57, 69%, 59%)  Straw
#de4e56  rgb(222, 78, 86)  hsl(357, 69%, 59%)  Indian Red
#56de4e  rgb(86, 222, 78)  hsl(117, 69%, 59%)  Malachite