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#1E51FF

#1e51ff ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1e51ff is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 11.76% red, 31.76% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.24% cyan, 68.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 226.4°, with 100% saturation and 55.88% 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 6.24.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1338

Complementary

  1. #1e51ff
  2. #ffcc1e

Split complementary

  1. #1e51ff
  2. #ff5b1e
  3. #c1ff1e

Analogous

  1. #1ec1ff
  2. #1e51ff
  3. #5b1eff

Triadic

  1. #1e51ff
  2. #ff1e51
  3. #51ff1e

Tetradic

  1. #1e51ff
  2. #cc1eff
  3. #ffcc1e
  4. #51ff1e

Square

  1. #1e51ff
  2. #ff1ec1
  3. #ffcc1e
  4. #1eff5b

Monochromatic

  1. #001e84
  2. #002fd0
  3. #1e51ff
  4. #6a8cff
  5. #b7c7ff

Shades

#1e51ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1e51ff
  2. #1b49e6
  3. #1841cc
  4. #1539b3
  5. #123199
  6. #0f2980
  7. #0c2066
  8. #09184d
  9. #061033
  10. #03081a
  11. #000000

Tints

#1e51ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1e51ff
  2. #3562ff
  3. #4b74ff
  4. #6285ff
  5. #7897ff
  6. #8fa8ff
  7. #a5b9ff
  8. #bccbff
  9. #d2dcff
  10. #e9eeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1e51ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1e51ff
  2. #2856f2
  3. #325ae6
  4. #3b5fd9
  5. #4564cc
  6. #4f69c0
  7. #596db3
  8. #6372a6
  9. #6c7799
  10. #767b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #535fb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005cfc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0082a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0066ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0058fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0072ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1e51ff {
  color: #1e51ff;
}
Background
.bg-1e51ff {
  background-color: #1e51ff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1e51ff {
  border: 2px solid #1e51ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1e51ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 30 81 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 100% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1e51ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1e51ff, #5b1eff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1e51ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(30 81 255 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.24 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.29 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.90 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.79 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.79 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.51 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 10.21 #e1ae00 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#1e51ff  rgb(30, 81, 255)  hsl(226, 100%, 56%)  Majorelle Blue
#ffcc1e  rgb(255, 204, 30)  hsl(46, 100%, 56%)  Sunglow
#ff1e51  rgb(255, 30, 81)  hsl(346, 100%, 56%)  Folly
#51ff1e  rgb(81, 255, 30)  hsl(106, 100%, 56%)  Harlequin