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#5259DA

#5259da ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5259da is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 34.9% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.39% cyan, 59.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 236.91°, 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.6.

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Relative luminance0.14

Complementary

  1. #5259da
  2. #dad352

Split complementary

  1. #5259da
  2. #da8f52
  3. #9dda52

Analogous

  1. #529dda
  2. #5259da
  3. #8f52da

Triadic

  1. #5259da
  2. #da5259
  3. #59da52

Tetradic

  1. #5259da
  2. #d352da
  3. #dad352
  4. #59da52

Square

  1. #5259da
  2. #da529d
  3. #dad352
  4. #52da8f

Monochromatic

  1. #1a1f79
  2. #272fb8
  3. #5259da
  4. #9195e7
  5. #d0d2f5

Shades

#5259da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259da
  2. #4a50c4
  3. #4247ae
  4. #393e99
  5. #313583
  6. #292d6d
  7. #212457
  8. #191b41
  9. #10122c
  10. #080916
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259da
  2. #636ade
  3. #757ae1
  4. #868be5
  5. #979be9
  6. #a9aced
  7. #babdf0
  8. #cbcdf4
  9. #dcdef8
  10. #eeeefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259da
  2. #575dd1
  3. #5b61c8
  4. #6065bf
  5. #6469b6
  6. #696dad
  7. #6e70a4
  8. #72749b
  9. #777892
  10. #7b7c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6063a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007991 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2567dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #165fd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #246db3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259da {
  color: #5259da;
}
Background
.bg-5259da {
  background-color: #5259da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259da {
  border: 2px solid #5259da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 65% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259da, #8f52da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 218 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.60 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.72 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.24 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.82 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.28 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.47 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.50 #ada625 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#5259da  rgb(82, 89, 218)  hsl(237, 65%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#dad352  rgb(218, 211, 82)  hsl(57, 65%, 59%)  Straw
#da5259  rgb(218, 82, 89)  hsl(357, 65%, 59%)  Indian Red
#59da52  rgb(89, 218, 82)  hsl(117, 65%, 59%)  Malachite