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#2A53EF

#2a53ef ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2a53ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.43% cyan, 65.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 227.51°, with 86.03% saturation and 55.1% 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 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 5.78.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1291

Complementary

  1. #2a53ef
  2. #efc62a

Split complementary

  1. #2a53ef
  2. #ef632a
  3. #b6ef2a

Analogous

  1. #2ab6ef
  2. #2a53ef
  3. #632aef

Triadic

  1. #2a53ef
  2. #ef2a53
  3. #53ef2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a53ef
  2. #c62aef
  3. #efc62a
  4. #53ef2a

Square

  1. #2a53ef
  2. #ef2ab6
  3. #efc62a
  4. #2aef63

Monochromatic

  1. #092077
  2. #0e33be
  3. #2a53ef
  4. #718cf4
  5. #b8c6fa

Shades

#2a53ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a53ef
  2. #264bd7
  3. #2242bf
  4. #1d3aa7
  5. #19328f
  6. #152a78
  7. #112160
  8. #0d1948
  9. #081130
  10. #040818
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a53ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a53ef
  2. #3f64f1
  3. #5575f2
  4. #6a87f4
  5. #7f98f5
  6. #95a9f7
  7. #aabaf9
  8. #bfcbfa
  9. #d4ddfc
  10. #eaeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a53ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a53ef
  2. #3358e4
  3. #3b5cd9
  4. #4461ce
  5. #4c65c3
  6. #556ab8
  7. #5e6eac
  8. #6673a1
  9. #6f7796
  10. #777c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #535eae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ef4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0064f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0058ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006fc2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a53ef {
  color: #2a53ef;
}
Background
.bg-2a53ef {
  background-color: #2a53ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a53ef {
  border: 2px solid #2a53ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a53ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 83 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a53ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a53ef, #632aef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a53ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 83 239 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.78 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.97 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.11 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.03 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.92 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.01 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.24 #d5ac10 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#2a53ef  rgb(42, 83, 239)  hsl(228, 86%, 55%)  Majorelle Blue
#efc62a  rgb(239, 198, 42)  hsl(48, 86%, 55%)  Jonquil
#ef2a53  rgb(239, 42, 83)  hsl(348, 86%, 55%)  Amaranth
#53ef2a  rgb(83, 239, 42)  hsl(108, 86%, 55%)  Neon Green