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#2D51EF

#2d51ef ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2d51ef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 31.76% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.17% cyan, 66.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 228.87°, with 85.84% saturation and 55.69% 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 5.43.

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Relative luminance0.1267

Complementary

  1. #2d51ef
  2. #efcb2d

Split complementary

  1. #2d51ef
  2. #ef6a2d
  3. #b2ef2d

Analogous

  1. #2db2ef
  2. #2d51ef
  3. #6a2def

Triadic

  1. #2d51ef
  2. #ef2d51
  3. #51ef2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d51ef
  2. #cb2def
  3. #efcb2d
  4. #51ef2d

Square

  1. #2d51ef
  2. #ef2db2
  3. #efcb2d
  4. #2def6a

Monochromatic

  1. #091e7a
  2. #0f30c1
  3. #2d51ef
  4. #748cf4
  5. #bbc7fa

Shades

#2d51ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d51ef
  2. #2949d7
  3. #2441bf
  4. #2039a7
  5. #1b318f
  6. #172978
  7. #122060
  8. #0e1848
  9. #091030
  10. #050818
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d51ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d51ef
  2. #4262f1
  3. #5774f2
  4. #6c85f4
  5. #8197f5
  6. #96a8f7
  7. #abb9f9
  8. #c0cbfa
  9. #d5dcfc
  10. #eaeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d51ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d51ef
  2. #3556e4
  3. #3e5ad9
  4. #465fce
  5. #4e64c3
  6. #5769b8
  7. #5f6dac
  8. #6772a1
  9. #6f7796
  10. #787b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #535dae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006df4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0063f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0057ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006dc2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d51ef {
  color: #2d51ef;
}
Background
.bg-2d51ef {
  background-color: #2d51ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d51ef {
  border: 2px solid #2d51ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d51ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 81 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 86% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d51ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d51ef, #6a2def);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d51ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 81 239 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.43 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.62 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.63 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.61 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.90 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.14 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.15 #d2ae10 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#2d51ef  rgb(45, 81, 239)  hsl(229, 86%, 56%)  Majorelle Blue
#efcb2d  rgb(239, 203, 45)  hsl(49, 86%, 56%)  Jonquil
#ef2d51  rgb(239, 45, 81)  hsl(349, 86%, 56%)  Amaranth
#51ef2d  rgb(81, 239, 45)  hsl(109, 86%, 56%)  Neon Green