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#5256DA

#5256da ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5256da is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 33.73% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.39% cyan, 60.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 238.24°, with 64.76% saturation and 58.82% 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 2.89.

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Relative luminance0.1351

Complementary

  1. #5256da
  2. #dad652

Split complementary

  1. #5256da
  2. #da9252
  3. #9ada52

Analogous

  1. #529ada
  2. #5256da
  3. #9252da

Triadic

  1. #5256da
  2. #da5256
  3. #56da52

Tetradic

  1. #5256da
  2. #d652da
  3. #dad652
  4. #56da52

Square

  1. #5256da
  2. #da529a
  3. #dad652
  4. #52da92

Monochromatic

  1. #1a1d79
  2. #272cb8
  3. #5256da
  4. #9194e7
  5. #d0d1f5

Shades

#5256da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5256da
  2. #4a4dc4
  3. #4245ae
  4. #393c99
  5. #313483
  6. #292b6d
  7. #212257
  8. #191a41
  9. #10112c
  10. #080916
  11. #000000

Tints

#5256da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5256da
  2. #6367de
  3. #7578e1
  4. #8689e5
  5. #979ae9
  6. #a9abed
  7. #babbf0
  8. #cbccf4
  9. #dcddf8
  10. #eeeefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5256da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5256da
  2. #575ad1
  3. #5b5ec8
  4. #6063bf
  5. #6467b6
  6. #696bad
  7. #6e6fa4
  8. #72739b
  9. #777892
  10. #7b7c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f61a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006dde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007790 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1f64dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0e5dd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #246bb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5256da {
  color: #5256da;
}
Background
.bg-5256da {
  background-color: #5256da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5256da {
  border: 2px solid #5256da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5256da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 86 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 65% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5256da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5256da, #9252da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5256da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 86 218 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 2.89 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 2.93 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.22 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.58 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.16 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.77 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.85 #ada925 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#5256da  rgb(82, 86, 218)  hsl(238, 65%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#dad652  rgb(218, 214, 82)  hsl(58, 65%, 59%)  Straw
#da5256  rgb(218, 82, 86)  hsl(358, 65%, 59%)  Indian Red
#56da52  rgb(86, 218, 82)  hsl(118, 65%, 59%)  Malachite