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#5152EC

#5152ec ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5152ec is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 32.16% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.68% cyan, 65.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 239.61°, with 80.31% saturation and 62.16% 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 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 2.76.

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Relative luminance0.1384

Complementary

  1. #5152ec
  2. #eceb51

Split complementary

  1. #5152ec
  2. #ec9e51
  3. #a0ec51

Analogous

  1. #51a0ec
  2. #5152ec
  3. #9e51ec

Triadic

  1. #5152ec
  2. #ec5152
  3. #52ec51

Tetradic

  1. #5152ec
  2. #eb51ec
  3. #eceb51
  4. #52ec51

Square

  1. #5152ec
  2. #ec51a0
  3. #eceb51
  4. #51ec9e

Monochromatic

  1. #101194
  2. #1819d9
  3. #5152ec
  4. #9697f4
  5. #dbdbfb

Shades

#5152ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5152ec
  2. #494ad4
  3. #4142bd
  4. #3939a5
  5. #31318e
  6. #292976
  7. #20215e
  8. #181947
  9. #10102f
  10. #080818
  11. #000000

Tints

#5152ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5152ec
  2. #6263ee
  3. #7475f0
  4. #8586f2
  5. #9797f4
  6. #a8a9f6
  7. #b9baf7
  8. #cbcbf9
  9. #dcdcfb
  10. #eeeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5152ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5152ec
  2. #5657e1
  3. #5a5bd6
  4. #5f60cc
  5. #6464c1
  6. #6969b6
  7. #6d6eab
  8. #7272a0
  9. #777796
  10. #7b7b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6060ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ff1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0065ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #036cbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5152ec {
  color: #5152ec;
}
Background
.bg-5152ec {
  background-color: #5152ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5152ec {
  border: 2px solid #5152ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5152ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 82 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 80% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5152ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5152ec, #9e51ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5152ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 82 236 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 2.76 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.98 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.47 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.73 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.15 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.75 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.80 #aead13 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#5152ec  rgb(81, 82, 236)  hsl(240, 80%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#eceb51  rgb(236, 235, 81)  hsl(60, 80%, 62%)  Icterine
#ec5152  rgb(236, 81, 82)  hsl(360, 80%, 62%)  Indian Red
#52ec51  rgb(82, 236, 81)  hsl(120, 80%, 62%)  Malachite