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#2B52EF

#2b52ef ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2b52ef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 32.16% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.01% cyan, 65.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 228.06°, with 85.96% saturation and 55.29% 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 5.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 5.63.

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Relative luminance0.1278

Complementary

  1. #2b52ef
  2. #efc82b

Split complementary

  1. #2b52ef
  2. #ef662b
  3. #b4ef2b

Analogous

  1. #2bb4ef
  2. #2b52ef
  3. #662bef

Triadic

  1. #2b52ef
  2. #ef2b52
  3. #52ef2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b52ef
  2. #c82bef
  3. #efc82b
  4. #52ef2b

Square

  1. #2b52ef
  2. #ef2bb4
  3. #efc82b
  4. #2bef66

Monochromatic

  1. #091f78
  2. #0e32bf
  3. #2b52ef
  4. #728cf4
  5. #b9c6fa

Shades

#2b52ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b52ef
  2. #274ad7
  3. #2242bf
  4. #1e39a7
  5. #1a318f
  6. #162978
  7. #112160
  8. #0d1948
  9. #091030
  10. #040818
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b52ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b52ef
  2. #4063f1
  3. #5575f2
  4. #6b86f4
  5. #8097f5
  6. #95a9f7
  7. #aabaf9
  8. #bfcbfa
  9. #d5dcfc
  10. #eaeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b52ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b52ef
  2. #3457e4
  3. #3c5bd9
  4. #4560ce
  5. #4d64c3
  6. #5669b8
  7. #5e6eac
  8. #6772a1
  9. #6f7796
  10. #787b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #535dae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ef4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0064f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0057ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ec2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b52ef {
  color: #2b52ef;
}
Background
.bg-2b52ef {
  background-color: #2b52ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b52ef {
  border: 2px solid #2b52ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b52ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 82 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b52ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b52ef, #662bef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b52ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 82 239 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.63 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.81 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.37 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.32 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.98 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.00 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.36 #d4ad10 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#2b52ef  rgb(43, 82, 239)  hsl(228, 86%, 55%)  Majorelle Blue
#efc82b  rgb(239, 200, 43)  hsl(48, 86%, 55%)  Jonquil
#ef2b52  rgb(239, 43, 82)  hsl(348, 86%, 55%)  Amaranth
#52ef2b  rgb(82, 239, 43)  hsl(108, 86%, 55%)  Neon Green