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#5146EE

#5146ee ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5146ee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 27.45% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.97% cyan, 70.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 243.93°, with 83.17% saturation and 60.39% 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 6.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.38.

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Relative luminance0.123

Complementary

  1. #5146ee
  2. #e3ee46

Split complementary

  1. #5146ee
  2. #eea546
  3. #8fee46

Analogous

  1. #468fee
  2. #5146ee
  3. #a546ee

Triadic

  1. #5146ee
  2. #ee5146
  3. #46ee51

Tetradic

  1. #5146ee
  2. #ee46e3
  3. #e3ee46
  4. #46ee51

Square

  1. #5146ee
  2. #ee468f
  3. #e3ee46
  4. #46eea5

Monochromatic

  1. #150d8e
  2. #2013d4
  3. #5146ee
  4. #938cf4
  5. #d5d2fb

Shades

#5146ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5146ee
  2. #493fd6
  3. #4138be
  4. #3931a7
  5. #312a8f
  6. #292377
  7. #201c5f
  8. #181547
  9. #100e30
  10. #080718
  11. #000000

Tints

#5146ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5146ee
  2. #6259f0
  3. #746bf1
  4. #857ef3
  5. #9790f5
  6. #a8a3f7
  7. #b9b5f8
  8. #cbc8fa
  9. #dcdafc
  10. #eeedfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5146ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5146ee
  2. #564ce3
  3. #5a52d8
  4. #5f57cd
  5. #645dc2
  6. #6963b7
  7. #6d69ac
  8. #726fa1
  9. #777496
  10. #7b7a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c58ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005beb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007595 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005df1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0053ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0165bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5146ee {
  color: #5146ee;
}
Background
.bg-5146ee {
  background-color: #5146ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5146ee {
  border: 2px solid #5146ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5146ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 70 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 83% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5146ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5146ee, #a546ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5146ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 70 238 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.38 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.27 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.02 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.04 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.68 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.99 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.65 #aeb911 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#5146ee  rgb(81, 70, 238)  hsl(244, 83%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#e3ee46  rgb(227, 238, 70)  hsl(64, 83%, 60%)  Pear
#ee5146  rgb(238, 81, 70)  hsl(4, 83%, 60%)  Cinnabar
#46ee51  rgb(70, 238, 81)  hsl(124, 83%, 60%)  Malachite