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#5259EC

#5259ec ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5259ec is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 34.9% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.25% cyan, 62.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 237.27°, with 80.21% saturation and 62.35% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.94.

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Relative luminance0.1499

Complementary

  1. #5259ec
  2. #ece552

Split complementary

  1. #5259ec
  2. #ec9852
  3. #a6ec52

Analogous

  1. #52a6ec
  2. #5259ec
  3. #9852ec

Triadic

  1. #5259ec
  2. #ec5259
  3. #59ec52

Tetradic

  1. #5259ec
  2. #e552ec
  3. #ece552
  4. #59ec52

Square

  1. #5259ec
  2. #ec52a6
  3. #ece552
  4. #52ec98

Monochromatic

  1. #101695
  2. #1821da
  3. #5259ec
  4. #979bf4
  5. #dcddfb

Shades

#5259ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259ec
  2. #4a50d4
  3. #4247bd
  4. #393ea5
  5. #31358e
  6. #292d76
  7. #21245e
  8. #191b47
  9. #10122f
  10. #080918
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259ec
  2. #636aee
  3. #757af0
  4. #868bf2
  5. #979bf4
  6. #a9acf6
  7. #babdf7
  8. #cbcdf9
  9. #dcdefb
  10. #eeeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259ec
  2. #575de1
  3. #5b61d6
  4. #6065cc
  5. #6469c1
  6. #696db6
  7. #6e70ab
  8. #7274a0
  9. #777896
  10. #7b7c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6365ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #056aef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0061ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0971c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259ec {
  color: #5259ec;
}
Background
.bg-5259ec {
  background-color: #5259ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259ec {
  border: 2px solid #5259ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 80% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259ec, #9852ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 236 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.94 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.87 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.05 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.27 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.37 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.45 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.88 #ada613 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#5259ec  rgb(82, 89, 236)  hsl(237, 80%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#ece552  rgb(236, 229, 82)  hsl(57, 80%, 62%)  Dandelion
#ec5259  rgb(236, 82, 89)  hsl(357, 80%, 62%)  Neon Fuchsia
#59ec52  rgb(89, 236, 82)  hsl(117, 80%, 62%)  Malachite