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#4E50EE

#4e50ee ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e50ee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 31.37% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.23% cyan, 66.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 239.25°, with 82.47% saturation and 61.96% 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 2.96.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.1353

Complementary

  1. #4e50ee
  2. #eeec4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e50ee
  2. #ee9c4e
  3. #a0ee4e

Analogous

  1. #4ea0ee
  2. #4e50ee
  3. #9c4eee

Triadic

  1. #4e50ee
  2. #ee4e50
  3. #50ee4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e50ee
  2. #ec4eee
  3. #eeec4e
  4. #50ee4e

Square

  1. #4e50ee
  2. #ee4ea0
  3. #eeec4e
  4. #4eee9c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1095
  2. #1517db
  3. #4e50ee
  4. #9495f5
  5. #dadafb

Shades

#4e50ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e50ee
  2. #4648d6
  3. #3e40be
  4. #3738a7
  5. #2f308f
  6. #272877
  7. #1f205f
  8. #171847
  9. #101030
  10. #080818
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e50ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e50ee
  2. #6062f0
  3. #7173f1
  4. #8385f3
  5. #9596f5
  6. #a7a8f7
  7. #b8b9f8
  8. #cacbfa
  9. #dcdcfc
  10. #edeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e50ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e50ee
  2. #5355e3
  3. #585ad8
  4. #5d5ecd
  5. #6263c2
  6. #6768b7
  7. #6c6dac
  8. #7172a1
  9. #767696
  10. #7b7b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e5fae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ef3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0063f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005aec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006cc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e50ee {
  color: #4e50ee;
}
Background
.bg-4e50ee {
  background-color: #4e50ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e50ee {
  border: 2px solid #4e50ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e50ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 80 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 82% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e50ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e50ee, #9c4eee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e50ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 80 238 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 2.96 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.09 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.94 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.11 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.55 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.67 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.27 #b1af11 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4e50ee  rgb(78, 80, 238)  hsl(239, 82%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#eeec4e  rgb(238, 236, 78)  hsl(59, 82%, 62%)  Icterine
#ee4e50  rgb(238, 78, 80)  hsl(359, 82%, 62%)  Tractor Red
#50ee4e  rgb(80, 238, 78)  hsl(119, 82%, 62%)  Neon Green