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#4E46EA

#4e46ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e46ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 27.45% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 70.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 242.93°, with 79.61% saturation and 59.61% 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 6.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.41.

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Relative luminance0.1194

Complementary

  1. #4e46ea
  2. #e2ea46

Split complementary

  1. #4e46ea
  2. #eaa046
  3. #90ea46

Analogous

  1. #4690ea
  2. #4e46ea
  3. #a046ea

Triadic

  1. #4e46ea
  2. #ea4e46
  3. #46ea4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e46ea
  2. #ea46e2
  3. #e2ea46
  4. #46ea4e

Square

  1. #4e46ea
  2. #ea4690
  3. #e2ea46
  4. #46eaa0

Monochromatic

  1. #150f88
  2. #2017cc
  3. #4e46ea
  4. #908bf2
  5. #d1cffa

Shades

#4e46ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e46ea
  2. #463fd3
  3. #3e38bb
  4. #3731a4
  5. #2f2a8c
  6. #272375
  7. #1f1c5e
  8. #171546
  9. #100e2f
  10. #080717
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e46ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e46ea
  2. #6059ec
  3. #716bee
  4. #837ef0
  5. #9590f2
  6. #a7a3f5
  7. #b8b5f7
  8. #cac8f9
  9. #dcdafb
  10. #ededfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e46ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e46ea
  2. #534cdf
  3. #5852d5
  4. #5d57ca
  5. #625dc0
  6. #6763b5
  7. #6c69aa
  8. #716fa0
  9. #767495
  10. #7b7a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a57aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ae7 ≈ 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-4e46ea {
  color: #4e46ea;
}
Background
.bg-4e46ea {
  background-color: #4e46ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e46ea {
  border: 2px solid #4e46ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e46ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 70 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e46ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e46ea, #a046ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e46ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 70 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.41 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.97 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.05 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.06 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.13 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.24 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.61 #b1b915 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4e46ea  rgb(78, 70, 234)  hsl(243, 80%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#e2ea46  rgb(226, 234, 70)  hsl(63, 80%, 60%)  Pear
#ea4e46  rgb(234, 78, 70)  hsl(3, 80%, 60%)  Cinnabar
#46ea4e  rgb(70, 234, 78)  hsl(123, 80%, 60%)  Malachite