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#5259DB

#5259db ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5259db 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.56% cyan, 59.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 236.93°, with 65.55% saturation and 59.02% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.58.

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Relative luminance0.1405

Complementary

  1. #5259db
  2. #dbd452

Split complementary

  1. #5259db
  2. #db8f52
  3. #9edb52

Analogous

  1. #529edb
  2. #5259db
  3. #8f52db

Triadic

  1. #5259db
  2. #db5259
  3. #59db52

Tetradic

  1. #5259db
  2. #d452db
  3. #dbd452
  4. #59db52

Square

  1. #5259db
  2. #db529e
  3. #dbd452
  4. #52db8f

Monochromatic

  1. #191e7b
  2. #272eba
  3. #5259db
  4. #9196e8
  5. #d1d3f5

Shades

#5259db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259db
  2. #4a50c5
  3. #4247af
  4. #393e99
  5. #313583
  6. #292d6e
  7. #212458
  8. #191b42
  9. #10122c
  10. #080916
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259db
  2. #636adf
  3. #757ae2
  4. #868be6
  5. #979be9
  6. #a9aced
  7. #babdf1
  8. #cbcdf4
  9. #dcdef8
  10. #eeeefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259db
  2. #575dd2
  3. #5b61c9
  4. #6065c0
  5. #6469b7
  6. #696dae
  7. #6e70a4
  8. #72749b
  9. #777892
  10. #7b7c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6063a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007991 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2467de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #145fd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #236eb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259db {
  color: #5259db;
}
Background
.bg-5259db {
  background-color: #5259db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259db {
  border: 2px solid #5259db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 66% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259db, #8f52db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 219 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.58 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.77 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.27 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.75 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.27 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.40 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.58 #ada624 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#5259db  rgb(82, 89, 219)  hsl(237, 66%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#dbd452  rgb(219, 212, 82)  hsl(57, 66%, 59%)  Straw
#db5259  rgb(219, 82, 89)  hsl(357, 66%, 59%)  Indian Red
#59db52  rgb(89, 219, 82)  hsl(117, 66%, 59%)  Malachite