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#4E57E1

#4e57e1 ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e57e1 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 34.12% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.33% cyan, 61.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 236.33°, with 71.01% saturation and 59.41% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.46.

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Relative luminance0.1387

Complementary

  1. #4e57e1
  2. #e1d84e

Split complementary

  1. #4e57e1
  2. #e18f4e
  3. #a0e14e

Analogous

  1. #4ea0e1
  2. #4e57e1
  3. #8f4ee1

Triadic

  1. #4e57e1
  2. #e14e57
  3. #57e14e

Tetradic

  1. #4e57e1
  2. #d84ee1
  3. #e1d84e
  4. #57e14e

Square

  1. #4e57e1
  2. #e14ea0
  3. #e1d84e
  4. #4ee18f

Monochromatic

  1. #161c80
  2. #212bc2
  3. #4e57e1
  4. #8f95ec
  5. #d1d3f7

Shades

#4e57e1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e57e1
  2. #464ecb
  3. #3e46b4
  4. #373d9e
  5. #2f3487
  6. #272c71
  7. #1f235a
  8. #171a44
  9. #10112d
  10. #080917
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e57e1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e57e1
  2. #6068e4
  3. #7179e7
  4. #8389ea
  5. #959aed
  6. #a7abf0
  7. #b8bcf3
  8. #cacdf6
  9. #dcddf9
  10. #edeefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e57e1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e57e1
  2. #535bd7
  3. #585fce
  4. #5d63c4
  5. #6267ba
  6. #676cb1
  7. #6c70a7
  8. #71749d
  9. #767893
  10. #7b7c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f62a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fe5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1066e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005edf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #096eb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e57e1 {
  color: #4e57e1;
}
Background
.bg-4e57e1 {
  background-color: #4e57e1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e57e1 {
  border: 2px solid #4e57e1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e57e1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 87 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 71% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e57e1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e57e1, #8f4ee1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e57e1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 87 225 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.46 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.86 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.92 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.73 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.55 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.64 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.72 #b1a81e Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4e57e1  rgb(78, 87, 225)  hsl(236, 71%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#e1d84e  rgb(225, 216, 78)  hsl(56, 71%, 59%)  Straw
#e14e57  rgb(225, 78, 87)  hsl(356, 71%, 59%)  Indian Red
#57e14e  rgb(87, 225, 78)  hsl(116, 71%, 59%)  Malachite