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#4E57EC

#4e57ec ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e57ec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.95% cyan, 63.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 236.58°, with 80.61% saturation and 61.57% 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.76.

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Relative luminance0.1449

Complementary

  1. #4e57ec
  2. #ece34e

Split complementary

  1. #4e57ec
  2. #ec944e
  3. #a6ec4e

Analogous

  1. #4ea6ec
  2. #4e57ec
  3. #944eec

Triadic

  1. #4e57ec
  2. #ec4e57
  3. #57ec4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e57ec
  2. #e34eec
  3. #ece34e
  4. #57ec4e

Square

  1. #4e57ec
  2. #ec4ea6
  3. #ece34e
  4. #4eec94

Monochromatic

  1. #101791
  2. #1722d6
  3. #4e57ec
  4. #9399f3
  5. #d8dafb

Shades

#4e57ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e57ec
  2. #464ed4
  3. #3e46bd
  4. #373da5
  5. #2f348e
  6. #272c76
  7. #1f235e
  8. #171a47
  9. #10112f
  10. #080918
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e57ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e57ec
  2. #6068ee
  3. #7179f0
  4. #8389f2
  5. #959af4
  6. #a7abf6
  7. #b8bcf7
  8. #cacdf9
  9. #dcddfb
  10. #edeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e57ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e57ec
  2. #535be1
  3. #585fd6
  4. #5d63cc
  5. #6267c1
  6. #676cb6
  7. #6c70ab
  8. #7174a0
  9. #767896
  10. #7b7c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6063ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0068ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005fea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0070c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e57ec {
  color: #4e57ec;
}
Background
.bg-4e57ec {
  background-color: #4e57ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e57ec {
  border: 2px solid #4e57ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e57ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 87 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e57ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e57ec, #944eec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e57ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 87 236 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.76 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.76 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.24 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.52 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.66 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.14 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.68 #b1a813 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4e57ec  rgb(78, 87, 236)  hsl(237, 81%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#ece34e  rgb(236, 227, 78)  hsl(57, 81%, 62%)  Dandelion
#ec4e57  rgb(236, 78, 87)  hsl(357, 81%, 62%)  Neon Fuchsia
#57ec4e  rgb(87, 236, 78)  hsl(117, 81%, 62%)  Neon Green