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#5259DF

#5259df ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5259df 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 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.23% cyan, 60.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 237.02°, with 68.78% saturation and 59.8% 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 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.54.

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Relative luminance0.1427

Complementary

  1. #5259df
  2. #dfd852

Split complementary

  1. #5259df
  2. #df9152
  3. #9fdf52

Analogous

  1. #529fdf
  2. #5259df
  3. #9152df

Triadic

  1. #5259df
  2. #df5259
  3. #59df52

Tetradic

  1. #5259df
  2. #d852df
  3. #dfd852
  4. #59df52

Square

  1. #5259df
  2. #df529f
  3. #dfd852
  4. #52df91

Monochromatic

  1. #181d80
  2. #242bc1
  3. #5259df
  4. #9397eb
  5. #d3d5f7

Shades

#5259df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259df
  2. #4a50c9
  3. #4247b2
  4. #393e9c
  5. #313586
  6. #292d70
  7. #212459
  8. #191b43
  9. #10122d
  10. #080916
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259df
  2. #636ae2
  3. #757ae5
  4. #868be9
  5. #979bec
  6. #a9acef
  7. #babdf2
  8. #cbcdf5
  9. #dcdef9
  10. #eeeefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259df
  2. #575dd6
  3. #5b61cc
  4. #6065c3
  5. #6469b9
  6. #696db0
  7. #6e70a6
  8. #72749d
  9. #777893
  10. #7b7c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6163a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1f67e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0a5fdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1f6eb7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259df {
  color: #5259df;
}
Background
.bg-5259df {
  background-color: #5259df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259df {
  border: 2px solid #5259df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 69% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259df, #9152df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 223 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.54 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.00 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.44 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.48 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.23 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.14 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.92 #ada620 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#5259df  rgb(82, 89, 223)  hsl(237, 69%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#dfd852  rgb(223, 216, 82)  hsl(57, 69%, 60%)  Straw
#df5259  rgb(223, 82, 89)  hsl(357, 69%, 60%)  Indian Red
#59df52  rgb(89, 223, 82)  hsl(117, 69%, 60%)  Malachite