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#4E53EA

#4e53ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e53ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 32.55% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 64.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 238.08°, with 78.79% saturation and 61.18% 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 2.99.

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Relative luminance0.1375

Complementary

  1. #4e53ea
  2. #eae54e

Split complementary

  1. #4e53ea
  2. #ea974e
  3. #a1ea4e

Analogous

  1. #4ea1ea
  2. #4e53ea
  3. #974eea

Triadic

  1. #4e53ea
  2. #ea4e53
  3. #53ea4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e53ea
  2. #e54eea
  3. #eae54e
  4. #53ea4e

Square

  1. #4e53ea
  2. #ea4ea1
  3. #eae54e
  4. #4eea97

Monochromatic

  1. #11158e
  2. #191fd3
  3. #4e53ea
  4. #9295f2
  5. #d7d8fa

Shades

#4e53ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e53ea
  2. #464bd3
  3. #3e42bb
  4. #373aa4
  5. #2f328c
  6. #272a75
  7. #1f215e
  8. #171946
  9. #10112f
  10. #080817
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e53ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e53ea
  2. #6064ec
  3. #7175ee
  4. #8387f0
  5. #9598f2
  6. #a7a9f5
  7. #b8baf7
  8. #cacbf9
  9. #dcddfb
  10. #edeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e53ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e53ea
  2. #5358df
  3. #585cd5
  4. #5d61ca
  5. #6265c0
  6. #676ab5
  7. #6c6eaa
  8. #7173a0
  9. #767795
  10. #7b7c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e60ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0065ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005be8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006dbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e53ea {
  color: #4e53ea;
}
Background
.bg-4e53ea {
  background-color: #4e53ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e53ea {
  border: 2px solid #4e53ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e53ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 83 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 79% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e53ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e53ea, #974eea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e53ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 83 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 2.99 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.95 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.50 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.42 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.72 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.72 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.90 #b1ac15 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4e53ea  rgb(78, 83, 234)  hsl(238, 79%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#eae54e  rgb(234, 229, 78)  hsl(58, 79%, 61%)  Dandelion
#ea4e53  rgb(234, 78, 83)  hsl(358, 79%, 61%)  Indian Red
#53ea4e  rgb(83, 234, 78)  hsl(118, 79%, 61%)  Malachite