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#3255EA

#3255ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3255ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 33.33% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.63% cyan, 63.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 228.59°, with 81.42% 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 5.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 5.58.

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Relative luminance0.1312

Complementary

  1. #3255ea
  2. #eac732

Split complementary

  1. #3255ea
  2. #ea6b32
  3. #b1ea32

Analogous

  1. #32b1ea
  2. #3255ea
  3. #6b32ea

Triadic

  1. #3255ea
  2. #ea3255
  3. #55ea32

Tetradic

  1. #3255ea
  2. #c732ea
  3. #eac732
  4. #55ea32

Square

  1. #3255ea
  2. #ea32b1
  3. #eac732
  4. #32ea6b

Monochromatic

  1. #0c2077
  2. #1333bc
  3. #3255ea
  4. #778ff1
  5. #bdc8f8

Shades

#3255ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3255ea
  2. #2d4dd3
  3. #2844bb
  4. #233ca4
  5. #1e338c
  6. #192b75
  7. #14225e
  8. #0f1a46
  9. #0a112f
  10. #050917
  11. #000000

Tints

#3255ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3255ea
  2. #4766ec
  3. #5b77ee
  4. #7088f0
  5. #8499f2
  6. #99aaf5
  7. #adbbf7
  8. #c2ccf9
  9. #d6ddfb
  10. #ebeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3255ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3255ea
  2. #3a59df
  3. #425ed5
  4. #4962ca
  5. #5166c0
  6. #596bb5
  7. #616faa
  8. #6973a0
  9. #707795
  10. #787c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #555fab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006eef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005de7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0065ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ae8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006fbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3255ea {
  color: #3255ea;
}
Background
.bg-3255ea {
  background-color: #3255ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3255ea {
  border: 2px solid #3255ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3255ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 85 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 81% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3255ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3255ea, #6b32ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3255ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 85 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.58 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.68 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.69 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.44 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.50 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.66 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.83 #cdaa15 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#3255ea  rgb(50, 85, 234)  hsl(229, 81%, 56%)  Majorelle Blue
#eac732  rgb(234, 199, 50)  hsl(49, 81%, 56%)  Jonquil
#ea3255  rgb(234, 50, 85)  hsl(349, 81%, 56%)  Amaranth
#55ea32  rgb(85, 234, 50)  hsl(109, 81%, 56%)  Neon Green