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#4E59EA

#4e59ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e59ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 61.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 235.77°, with 78.79% saturation and 61.18% 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.11.

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Relative luminance0.147

Complementary

  1. #4e59ea
  2. #eadf4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e59ea
  2. #ea914e
  3. #a7ea4e

Analogous

  1. #4ea7ea
  2. #4e59ea
  3. #914eea

Triadic

  1. #4e59ea
  2. #ea4e59
  3. #59ea4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e59ea
  2. #df4eea
  3. #eadf4e
  4. #59ea4e

Square

  1. #4e59ea
  2. #ea4ea7
  3. #eadf4e
  4. #4eea91

Monochromatic

  1. #111a8e
  2. #1926d3
  3. #4e59ea
  4. #9299f2
  5. #d7d9fa

Shades

#4e59ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e59ea
  2. #4650d3
  3. #3e47bb
  4. #373ea4
  5. #2f358c
  6. #272d75
  7. #1f245e
  8. #171b46
  9. #10122f
  10. #080917
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e59ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e59ea
  2. #606aec
  3. #717aee
  4. #838bf0
  5. #959bf2
  6. #a7acf5
  7. #b8bdf7
  8. #cacdf9
  9. #dcdefb
  10. #edeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e59ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e59ea
  2. #535ddf
  3. #5861d5
  4. #5d65ca
  5. #6269c0
  6. #676db5
  7. #6c70aa
  8. #7174a0
  9. #767895
  10. #7b7c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6164ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0064e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0069ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0060e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0071bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e59ea {
  color: #4e59ea;
}
Background
.bg-4e59ea {
  background-color: #4e59ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e59ea {
  border: 2px solid #4e59ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e59ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 89 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 79% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e59ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e59ea, #914eea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e59ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 89 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.11 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.74 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.99 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.44 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.06 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.94 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.67 #b1a615 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4e59ea  rgb(78, 89, 234)  hsl(236, 79%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#eadf4e  rgb(234, 223, 78)  hsl(56, 79%, 61%)  Dandelion
#ea4e59  rgb(234, 78, 89)  hsl(356, 79%, 61%)  Neon Fuchsia
#59ea4e  rgb(89, 234, 78)  hsl(116, 79%, 61%)  Malachite