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#2A53EB

#2a53eb ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2a53eb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 32.55% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.13% cyan, 64.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 227.25°, with 82.83% saturation and 54.31% 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 5.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 5.84.

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Relative luminance0.1268

Complementary

  1. #2a53eb
  2. #ebc22a

Split complementary

  1. #2a53eb
  2. #eb612a
  3. #b4eb2a

Analogous

  1. #2ab4eb
  2. #2a53eb
  3. #612aeb

Triadic

  1. #2a53eb
  2. #eb2a53
  3. #53eb2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a53eb
  2. #c22aeb
  3. #ebc22a
  4. #53eb2a

Square

  1. #2a53eb
  2. #eb2ab4
  3. #ebc22a
  4. #2aeb61

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2071
  2. #1134b7
  3. #2a53eb
  4. #708bf2
  5. #b6c4f8

Shades

#2a53eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a53eb
  2. #264bd4
  3. #2242bc
  4. #1d3aa5
  5. #19328d
  6. #152a76
  7. #11215e
  8. #0d1947
  9. #08112f
  10. #040818
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a53eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a53eb
  2. #3f64ed
  3. #5575ef
  4. #6a87f1
  5. #7f98f3
  6. #95a9f5
  7. #aabaf7
  8. #bfcbf9
  9. #d4ddfb
  10. #eaeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a53eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a53eb
  2. #3358e0
  3. #3b5cd6
  4. #4461cb
  5. #4c65c0
  6. #556ab6
  7. #5e6eab
  8. #6673a0
  9. #6f7795
  10. #777c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #525dab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006df0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005be8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0064ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0058e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ebf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a53eb {
  color: #2a53eb;
}
Background
.bg-2a53eb {
  background-color: #2a53eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a53eb {
  border: 2px solid #2a53eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a53eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 83 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 83% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a53eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a53eb, #612aeb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a53eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 83 235 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.84 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.84 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.30 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.01 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.43 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.98 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.88 #d5ac14 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#2a53eb  rgb(42, 83, 235)  hsl(227, 83%, 54%)  Majorelle Blue
#ebc22a  rgb(235, 194, 42)  hsl(47, 83%, 54%)  Saffron
#eb2a53  rgb(235, 42, 83)  hsl(347, 83%, 54%)  Amaranth
#53eb2a  rgb(83, 235, 42)  hsl(107, 83%, 54%)  Neon Green