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#5259ED

#5259ed ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5259ed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.4% cyan, 62.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 237.29°, with 81.15% saturation and 62.55% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.1505

Complementary

  1. #5259ed
  2. #ede652

Split complementary

  1. #5259ed
  2. #ed9952
  3. #a7ed52

Analogous

  1. #52a7ed
  2. #5259ed
  3. #9952ed

Triadic

  1. #5259ed
  2. #ed5259
  3. #59ed52

Tetradic

  1. #5259ed
  2. #e652ed
  3. #ede652
  4. #59ed52

Square

  1. #5259ed
  2. #ed52a7
  3. #ede652
  4. #52ed99

Monochromatic

  1. #101696
  2. #1720dc
  3. #5259ed
  4. #979bf4
  5. #dddefb

Shades

#5259ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259ed
  2. #4a50d5
  3. #4247be
  4. #393ea6
  5. #31358e
  6. #292d77
  7. #21245f
  8. #191b47
  9. #10122f
  10. #080918
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259ed
  2. #636aef
  3. #757af1
  4. #868bf2
  5. #979bf4
  6. #a9acf6
  7. #babdf8
  8. #cbcdfa
  9. #dcdefb
  10. #eeeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259ed
  2. #575de2
  3. #5b61d7
  4. #6065cc
  5. #6469c1
  6. #696db7
  7. #6e70ac
  8. #7274a1
  9. #777896
  10. #7b7c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6365af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #016af0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0061eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0672c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259ed {
  color: #5259ed;
}
Background
.bg-5259ed {
  background-color: #5259ed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259ed {
  border: 2px solid #5259ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 81% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259ed, #9952ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 237 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.00 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.84 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.15 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.34 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.39 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.40 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.85 #ada612 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#5259ed  rgb(82, 89, 237)  hsl(237, 81%, 63%)  Majorelle Blue
#ede652  rgb(237, 230, 82)  hsl(57, 81%, 63%)  Dandelion
#ed5259  rgb(237, 82, 89)  hsl(357, 81%, 63%)  Neon Fuchsia
#59ed52  rgb(89, 237, 82)  hsl(117, 81%, 63%)  Neon Green