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#4E56EA

#4e56ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e56ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 33.73% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 63.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 236.92°, 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.47.

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Relative luminance0.1422

Complementary

  1. #4e56ea
  2. #eae24e

Split complementary

  1. #4e56ea
  2. #ea944e
  3. #a4ea4e

Analogous

  1. #4ea4ea
  2. #4e56ea
  3. #944eea

Triadic

  1. #4e56ea
  2. #ea4e56
  3. #56ea4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e56ea
  2. #e24eea
  3. #eae24e
  4. #56ea4e

Square

  1. #4e56ea
  2. #ea4ea4
  3. #eae24e
  4. #4eea94

Monochromatic

  1. #11178e
  2. #1923d3
  3. #4e56ea
  4. #9297f2
  5. #d7d9fa

Shades

#4e56ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e56ea
  2. #464dd3
  3. #3e45bb
  4. #373ca4
  5. #2f348c
  6. #272b75
  7. #1f225e
  8. #171a46
  9. #10112f
  10. #080917
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e56ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e56ea
  2. #6067ec
  3. #7178ee
  4. #8389f0
  5. #959af2
  6. #a7abf5
  7. #b8bbf7
  8. #caccf9
  9. #dcddfb
  10. #edeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e56ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e56ea
  2. #535adf
  3. #585ed5
  4. #5d63ca
  5. #6267c0
  6. #676bb5
  7. #6c6faa
  8. #7173a0
  9. #767895
  10. #7b7c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6062ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0067ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ee8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006fbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e56ea {
  color: #4e56ea;
}
Background
.bg-4e56ea {
  background-color: #4e56ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e56ea {
  border: 2px solid #4e56ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e56ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 86 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 79% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e56ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e56ea, #944eea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e56ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 86 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.47 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.40 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.40 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.59 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.90 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.39 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.28 #b1a915 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#4e56ea  rgb(78, 86, 234)  hsl(237, 79%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#eae24e  rgb(234, 226, 78)  hsl(57, 79%, 61%)  Dandelion
#ea4e56  rgb(234, 78, 86)  hsl(357, 79%, 61%)  Indian Red
#56ea4e  rgb(86, 234, 78)  hsl(117, 79%, 61%)  Malachite