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#5259E5

#5259e5 ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5259e5 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 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.19% cyan, 61.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 237.14°, with 73.87% saturation and 60.98% 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 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.63.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.146

Complementary

  1. #5259e5
  2. #e5de52

Split complementary

  1. #5259e5
  2. #e59452
  3. #a3e552

Analogous

  1. #52a3e5
  2. #5259e5
  3. #9452e5

Triadic

  1. #5259e5
  2. #e55259
  3. #59e552

Tetradic

  1. #5259e5
  2. #de52e5
  3. #e5de52
  4. #59e552

Square

  1. #5259e5
  2. #e552a3
  3. #e5de52
  4. #52e594

Monochromatic

  1. #151a89
  2. #1f27cc
  3. #5259e5
  4. #9599ef
  5. #d7d9f9

Shades

#5259e5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259e5
  2. #4a50ce
  3. #4247b7
  4. #393ea0
  5. #313589
  6. #292d73
  7. #21245c
  8. #191b45
  9. #10122e
  10. #080917
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259e5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259e5
  2. #636ae8
  3. #757aea
  4. #868bed
  5. #979bef
  6. #a9acf2
  7. #babdf5
  8. #cbcdf7
  9. #dcdefa
  10. #eeeefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259e5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259e5
  2. #575ddb
  3. #5b61d1
  4. #6065c7
  5. #6469bd
  6. #696db3
  7. #6e70a8
  8. #72749e
  9. #777894
  10. #7b7c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6264aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071ea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0064e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1668e8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0060e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1770bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259e5 {
  color: #5259e5;
}
Background
.bg-5259e5 {
  background-color: #5259e5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259e5 {
  border: 2px solid #5259e5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259e5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 74% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259e5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259e5, #9452e5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259e5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 229 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.63 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.44 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.78 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.14 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.25 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.79 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.45 #ada61a Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#5259e5  rgb(82, 89, 229)  hsl(237, 74%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#e5de52  rgb(229, 222, 82)  hsl(57, 74%, 61%)  Dandelion
#e55259  rgb(229, 82, 89)  hsl(357, 74%, 61%)  Indian Red
#59e552  rgb(89, 229, 82)  hsl(117, 74%, 61%)  Malachite