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#5259DE

#5259de ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5259de 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.06% cyan, 59.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 237°, with 67.96% saturation and 59.61% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.1421

Complementary

  1. #5259de
  2. #ded752

Split complementary

  1. #5259de
  2. #de9152
  3. #9fde52

Analogous

  1. #529fde
  2. #5259de
  3. #9152de

Triadic

  1. #5259de
  2. #de5259
  3. #59de52

Tetradic

  1. #5259de
  2. #d752de
  3. #ded752
  4. #59de52

Square

  1. #5259de
  2. #de529f
  3. #ded752
  4. #52de91

Monochromatic

  1. #181d7f
  2. #242cbf
  3. #5259de
  4. #9297ea
  5. #d2d4f7

Shades

#5259de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259de
  2. #4a50c8
  3. #4247b2
  4. #393e9b
  5. #313585
  6. #292d6f
  7. #212459
  8. #191b43
  9. #10122c
  10. #080916
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259de
  2. #636ae1
  3. #757ae5
  4. #868be8
  5. #979beb
  6. #a9acef
  7. #babdf2
  8. #cbcdf5
  9. #dcdef8
  10. #eeeefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259de
  2. #575dd5
  3. #5b61cb
  4. #6065c2
  5. #6469b8
  6. #696daf
  7. #6e70a6
  8. #72749c
  9. #777893
  10. #7b7c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6163a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2067e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0d5fdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #206eb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259de {
  color: #5259de;
}
Background
.bg-5259de {
  background-color: #5259de;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259de {
  border: 2px solid #5259de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 68% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259de, #9152de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 222 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.55 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.94 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.39 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.54 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.24 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.20 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.83 #ada621 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#5259de  rgb(82, 89, 222)  hsl(237, 68%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#ded752  rgb(222, 215, 82)  hsl(57, 68%, 60%)  Straw
#de5259  rgb(222, 82, 89)  hsl(357, 68%, 60%)  Indian Red
#59de52  rgb(89, 222, 82)  hsl(117, 68%, 60%)  Malachite