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#5259DC

#5259dc ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5259dc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.73% cyan, 59.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 236.96°, with 66.35% saturation and 59.22% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.56.

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Relative luminance0.1411

Complementary

  1. #5259dc
  2. #dcd552

Split complementary

  1. #5259dc
  2. #dc9052
  3. #9edc52

Analogous

  1. #529edc
  2. #5259dc
  3. #9052dc

Triadic

  1. #5259dc
  2. #dc5259
  3. #59dc52

Tetradic

  1. #5259dc
  2. #d552dc
  3. #dcd552
  4. #59dc52

Square

  1. #5259dc
  2. #dc529e
  3. #dcd552
  4. #52dc90

Monochromatic

  1. #191e7c
  2. #262ebc
  3. #5259dc
  4. #9296e9
  5. #d1d3f6

Shades

#5259dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259dc
  2. #4a50c6
  3. #4247b0
  4. #393e9a
  5. #313584
  6. #292d6e
  7. #212458
  8. #191b42
  9. #10122c
  10. #080916
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259dc
  2. #636ae0
  3. #757ae3
  4. #868be7
  5. #979bea
  6. #a9acee
  7. #babdf1
  8. #cbcdf5
  9. #dcdef8
  10. #eeeefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259dc
  2. #575dd3
  3. #5b61ca
  4. #6065c0
  5. #6469b7
  6. #696dae
  7. #6e70a5
  8. #72749c
  9. #777892
  10. #7b7c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6163a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fe0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007992 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2367df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #125fda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #226eb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259dc {
  color: #5259dc;
}
Background
.bg-5259dc {
  background-color: #5259dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259dc {
  border: 2px solid #5259dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 66% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259dc, #9052dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 220 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.56 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.82 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.31 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.68 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.25 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.33 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.66 #ada623 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#5259dc  rgb(82, 89, 220)  hsl(237, 66%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#dcd552  rgb(220, 213, 82)  hsl(57, 66%, 59%)  Straw
#dc5259  rgb(220, 82, 89)  hsl(357, 66%, 59%)  Indian Red
#59dc52  rgb(89, 220, 82)  hsl(117, 66%, 59%)  Malachite