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#5B59EA

#5b59ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5b59ea is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 34.9% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.11% cyan, 61.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 240.83°, with 77.54% saturation and 63.33% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.39.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.1531

Complementary

  1. #5b59ea
  2. #e8ea59

Split complementary

  1. #5b59ea
  2. #eaa359
  3. #9fea59

Analogous

  1. #599fea
  2. #5b59ea
  3. #a359ea

Triadic

  1. #5b59ea
  2. #ea5b59
  3. #59ea5b

Tetradic

  1. #5b59ea
  2. #ea59e8
  3. #e8ea59
  4. #59ea5b

Square

  1. #5b59ea
  2. #ea599f
  3. #e8ea59
  4. #59eaa3

Monochromatic

  1. #151397
  2. #1e1cdb
  3. #5b59ea
  4. #9e9df3
  5. #e1e1fb

Shades

#5b59ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5b59ea
  2. #5250d3
  3. #4947bb
  4. #403ea4
  5. #37358c
  6. #2e2d75
  7. #24245e
  8. #1b1b46
  9. #12122f
  10. #090917
  11. #000000

Tints

#5b59ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5b59ea
  2. #6b6aec
  3. #7c7aee
  4. #8c8bf0
  5. #9d9bf2
  6. #adacf5
  7. #bdbdf7
  8. #cecdf9
  9. #dedefb
  10. #efeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5b59ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5b59ea
  2. #5f5ddf
  3. #6261d5
  4. #6665ca
  5. #6a69c0
  6. #6e6db5
  7. #7170aa
  8. #7574a0
  9. #797895
  10. #7c7c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6666ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1f6aed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0d62e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2e71bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5b59ea {
  color: #5b59ea;
}
Background
.bg-5b59ea {
  background-color: #5b59ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5b59ea {
  border: 2px solid #5b59ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5b59ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 89 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 241 78% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5b59ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b59ea, #a359ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5b59ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 89 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.39 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.47 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.80 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.53 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.63 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.04 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 10.06 #a4a615 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#5b59ea  rgb(91, 89, 234)  hsl(241, 78%, 63%)  Majorelle Blue
#e8ea59  rgb(232, 234, 89)  hsl(61, 78%, 63%)  Icterine
#ea5b59  rgb(234, 91, 89)  hsl(1, 78%, 63%)  Pastel Red
#59ea5b  rgb(89, 234, 91)  hsl(121, 78%, 63%)  Malachite