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#4E5AED

#4e5aed ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e5aed is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 35.29% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.09% cyan, 62.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 235.47°, with 81.54% saturation and 61.76% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.36.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.1505

Complementary

  1. #4e5aed
  2. #ede14e

Split complementary

  1. #4e5aed
  2. #ed914e
  3. #a9ed4e

Analogous

  1. #4ea9ed
  2. #4e5aed
  3. #914eed

Triadic

  1. #4e5aed
  2. #ed4e5a
  3. #5aed4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e5aed
  2. #e14eed
  3. #ede14e
  4. #5aed4e

Square

  1. #4e5aed
  2. #ed4ea9
  3. #ede14e
  4. #4eed91

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1993
  2. #1625d8
  3. #4e5aed
  4. #939bf4
  5. #d9dbfb

Shades

#4e5aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e5aed
  2. #4651d5
  3. #3e48be
  4. #373fa6
  5. #2f368e
  6. #272d77
  7. #1f245f
  8. #171b47
  9. #10122f
  10. #080918
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e5aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e5aed
  2. #606bef
  3. #717bf1
  4. #838cf2
  5. #959cf4
  6. #a7adf6
  7. #b8bdf8
  8. #cacefa
  9. #dcdefb
  10. #edeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e5aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e5aed
  2. #535ee2
  3. #5862d7
  4. #5d65cc
  5. #6269c1
  6. #676db7
  7. #6c71ac
  8. #7175a1
  9. #767896
  10. #7b7c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6165af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00809b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006af0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0061eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0072c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e5aed {
  color: #4e5aed;
}
Background
.bg-4e5aed {
  background-color: #4e5aed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e5aed {
  border: 2px solid #4e5aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e5aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 90 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 82% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e5aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e5aed, #914eed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e5aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 90 237 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.36 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.47 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.45 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.68 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.86 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.66 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.32 #b1a512 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#4e5aed  rgb(78, 90, 237)  hsl(235, 82%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#ede14e  rgb(237, 225, 78)  hsl(55, 82%, 62%)  Dandelion
#ed4e5a  rgb(237, 78, 90)  hsl(355, 82%, 62%)  Neon Fuchsia
#5aed4e  rgb(90, 237, 78)  hsl(115, 82%, 62%)  Neon Green