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#4E47EA

#4e47ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e47ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 27.84% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 69.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 242.58°, with 79.51% saturation and 59.8% 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 6.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.26.

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Relative luminance0.1207

Complementary

  1. #4e47ea
  2. #e3ea47

Split complementary

  1. #4e47ea
  2. #ea9f47
  3. #91ea47

Analogous

  1. #4791ea
  2. #4e47ea
  3. #9f47ea

Triadic

  1. #4e47ea
  2. #ea4e47
  3. #47ea4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e47ea
  2. #ea47e3
  3. #e3ea47
  4. #47ea4e

Square

  1. #4e47ea
  2. #ea4791
  3. #e3ea47
  4. #47ea9f

Monochromatic

  1. #151088
  2. #1f17cd
  3. #4e47ea
  4. #908cf2
  5. #d2d0fa

Shades

#4e47ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e47ea
  2. #4640d3
  3. #3e39bb
  4. #3732a4
  5. #2f2b8c
  6. #272475
  7. #1f1c5e
  8. #171546
  9. #100e2f
  10. #080717
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e47ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e47ea
  2. #6059ec
  3. #716cee
  4. #837ef0
  5. #9591f2
  6. #a7a3f5
  7. #b8b5f7
  8. #cac8f9
  9. #dcdafb
  10. #ededfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e47ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e47ea
  2. #534ddf
  3. #5852d5
  4. #5d58ca
  5. #625ec0
  6. #6764b5
  7. #6c69aa
  8. #716fa0
  9. #767595
  10. #7b7a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a58aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ae7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007494 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ded ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0053e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0065bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e47ea {
  color: #4e47ea;
}
Background
.bg-4e47ea {
  background-color: #4e47ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e47ea {
  border: 2px solid #4e47ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e47ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 71 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e47ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e47ea, #9f47ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e47ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 71 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.26 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.86 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.90 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.20 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.30 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.45 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.85 #b1b815 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4e47ea  rgb(78, 71, 234)  hsl(243, 80%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#e3ea47  rgb(227, 234, 71)  hsl(63, 80%, 60%)  Pear
#ea4e47  rgb(234, 78, 71)  hsl(3, 80%, 60%)  Cinnabar
#47ea4e  rgb(71, 234, 78)  hsl(123, 80%, 60%)  Malachite