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#4E45EA

#4e45ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e45ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 27.06% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 70.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 243.27°, with 79.71% 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 6.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.57.

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Relative luminance0.1182

Complementary

  1. #4e45ea
  2. #e1ea45

Split complementary

  1. #4e45ea
  2. #eaa045
  3. #8fea45

Analogous

  1. #458fea
  2. #4e45ea
  3. #a045ea

Triadic

  1. #4e45ea
  2. #ea4e45
  3. #45ea4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e45ea
  2. #ea45e1
  3. #e1ea45
  4. #45ea4e

Square

  1. #4e45ea
  2. #ea458f
  3. #e1ea45
  4. #45eaa0

Monochromatic

  1. #160f87
  2. #2117cc
  3. #4e45ea
  4. #8f8af2
  5. #d1cefa

Shades

#4e45ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e45ea
  2. #463ed3
  3. #3e37bb
  4. #3730a4
  5. #2f298c
  6. #272375
  7. #1f1c5e
  8. #171546
  9. #100e2f
  10. #080717
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e45ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e45ea
  2. #6058ec
  3. #716aee
  4. #837df0
  5. #958ff2
  6. #a7a2f5
  7. #b8b5f7
  8. #cac7f9
  9. #dcdafb
  10. #edecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e45ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e45ea
  2. #534bdf
  3. #5851d5
  4. #5d57ca
  5. #625dc0
  6. #6763b5
  7. #6c68aa
  8. #716ea0
  9. #767495
  10. #7b7a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a57aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007393 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ced ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0052e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0064bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e45ea {
  color: #4e45ea;
}
Background
.bg-4e45ea {
  background-color: #4e45ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e45ea {
  border: 2px solid #4e45ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e45ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 69 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 80% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e45ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e45ea, #a045ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e45ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 69 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.57 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.08 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.83 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.07 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.22 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.04 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.38 #b1ba15 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4e45ea  rgb(78, 69, 234)  hsl(243, 80%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#e1ea45  rgb(225, 234, 69)  hsl(63, 80%, 59%)  Pear
#ea4e45  rgb(234, 78, 69)  hsl(3, 80%, 59%)  Cinnabar
#45ea4e  rgb(69, 234, 78)  hsl(123, 80%, 59%)  Malachite