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#2253ED

#2253ed ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2253ed is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 32.55% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.65% cyan, 64.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 225.52°, with 84.94% saturation and 53.14% 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 5.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 6.23.

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Relative luminance0.1264

Complementary

  1. #2253ed
  2. #edbc22

Split complementary

  1. #2253ed
  2. #ed5722
  3. #b8ed22

Analogous

  1. #22b8ed
  2. #2253ed
  3. #5722ed

Triadic

  1. #2253ed
  2. #ed2253
  3. #53ed22

Tetradic

  1. #2253ed
  2. #bc22ed
  3. #edbc22
  4. #53ed22

Square

  1. #2253ed
  2. #ed22b8
  3. #edbc22
  4. #22ed57

Monochromatic

  1. #09216d
  2. #0f37b4
  3. #2253ed
  4. #698af3
  5. #afc1f9

Shades

#2253ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2253ed
  2. #1f4bd5
  3. #1b42be
  4. #183aa6
  5. #14328e
  6. #112a77
  7. #0e215f
  8. #0a1947
  9. #07112f
  10. #030818
  11. #000000

Tints

#2253ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2253ed
  2. #3864ef
  3. #4e75f1
  4. #6487f2
  5. #7a98f4
  6. #91a9f6
  7. #a7baf8
  8. #bdcbfa
  9. #d3ddfb
  10. #e9eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2253ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2253ed
  2. #2b58e2
  3. #355cd7
  4. #3e61cc
  5. #4865c1
  6. #516ab7
  7. #5a6eac
  8. #6473a1
  9. #6d7796
  10. #777c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #515dac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006df2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005aea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0064f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0057eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ec0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2253ed {
  color: #2253ed;
}
Background
.bg-2253ed {
  background-color: #2253ed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2253ed {
  border: 2px solid #2253ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2253ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 83 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 85% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2253ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2253ed, #5722ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2253ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 83 237 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.23 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.24 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.31 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.02 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.37 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.37 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.74 #ddac12 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#2253ed  rgb(34, 83, 237)  hsl(226, 85%, 53%)  Majorelle Blue
#edbc22  rgb(237, 188, 34)  hsl(46, 85%, 53%)  Saffron
#ed2253  rgb(237, 34, 83)  hsl(346, 85%, 53%)  Amaranth
#53ed22  rgb(83, 237, 34)  hsl(106, 85%, 53%)  Neon Green