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#4E59E7

#4e59e7 ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e59e7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 34.9% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.23% cyan, 61.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 235.69°, 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 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.01.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.1453

Complementary

  1. #4e59e7
  2. #e7dc4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e59e7
  2. #e7904e
  3. #a5e74e

Analogous

  1. #4ea5e7
  2. #4e59e7
  3. #904ee7

Triadic

  1. #4e59e7
  2. #e74e59
  3. #59e74e

Tetradic

  1. #4e59e7
  2. #dc4ee7
  3. #e7dc4e
  4. #59e74e

Square

  1. #4e59e7
  2. #e74ea5
  3. #e7dc4e
  4. #4ee790

Monochromatic

  1. #131b89
  2. #1c28cd
  3. #4e59e7
  4. #9198f0
  5. #d5d7f9

Shades

#4e59e7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e59e7
  2. #4650d0
  3. #3e47b9
  4. #373ea2
  5. #2f358b
  6. #272d74
  7. #1f245c
  8. #171b45
  9. #10122e
  10. #080917
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e59e7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e59e7
  2. #606ae9
  3. #717aec
  4. #838bee
  5. #959bf1
  6. #a7acf3
  7. #b8bdf5
  8. #cacdf8
  9. #dcdefa
  10. #edeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e59e7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e59e7
  2. #535ddd
  3. #5861d2
  4. #5d65c8
  5. #6269be
  6. #676db4
  7. #6c70a9
  8. #71749f
  9. #767895
  10. #7b7c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6064ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0064e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0869ea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0060e5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0070bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e59e7 {
  color: #4e59e7;
}
Background
.bg-4e59e7 {
  background-color: #4e59e7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e59e7 {
  border: 2px solid #4e59e7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e59e7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 89 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 76% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e59e7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e59e7, #904ee7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e59e7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 89 231 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.01 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.75 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.87 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.26 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.01 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.09 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.53 #b1a618 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4e59e7  rgb(78, 89, 231)  hsl(236, 76%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#e7dc4e  rgb(231, 220, 78)  hsl(56, 76%, 61%)  Dandelion
#e74e59  rgb(231, 78, 89)  hsl(356, 76%, 61%)  Indian Red
#59e74e  rgb(89, 231, 78)  hsl(116, 76%, 61%)  Malachite