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#5155EA

#5155ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5155ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 33.33% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.38% cyan, 63.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 238.43°, with 78.46% saturation and 61.76% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.06.

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Relative luminance0.1419

Complementary

  1. #5155ea
  2. #eae651

Split complementary

  1. #5155ea
  2. #ea9951
  3. #a1ea51

Analogous

  1. #51a1ea
  2. #5155ea
  3. #9951ea

Triadic

  1. #5155ea
  2. #ea5155
  3. #55ea51

Tetradic

  1. #5155ea
  2. #e651ea
  3. #eae651
  4. #55ea51

Square

  1. #5155ea
  2. #ea51a1
  3. #eae651
  4. #51ea99

Monochromatic

  1. #111591
  2. #1a1fd5
  3. #5155ea
  4. #9598f2
  5. #dadafa

Shades

#5155ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5155ea
  2. #494dd3
  3. #4144bb
  4. #393ca4
  5. #31338c
  6. #292b75
  7. #20225e
  8. #181a46
  9. #10112f
  10. #080917
  11. #000000

Tints

#5155ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5155ea
  2. #6266ec
  3. #7477ee
  4. #8588f0
  5. #9799f2
  6. #a8aaf5
  7. #b9bbf7
  8. #cbccf9
  9. #dcddfb
  10. #eeeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5155ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5155ea
  2. #5659df
  3. #5a5ed5
  4. #5f62ca
  5. #6466c0
  6. #696bb5
  7. #6d6faa
  8. #7273a0
  9. #777795
  10. #7b7c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6062ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0066ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005de8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #086ebe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5155ea {
  color: #5155ea;
}
Background
.bg-5155ea {
  background-color: #5155ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5155ea {
  border: 2px solid #5155ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5155ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 85 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 78% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5155ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5155ea, #9951ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5155ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 85 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.06 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.15 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.19 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.98 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.34 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.29 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.11 #aeaa15 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#5155ea  rgb(81, 85, 234)  hsl(238, 78%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#eae651  rgb(234, 230, 81)  hsl(58, 78%, 62%)  Dandelion
#ea5155  rgb(234, 81, 85)  hsl(358, 78%, 62%)  Indian Red
#55ea51  rgb(85, 234, 81)  hsl(118, 78%, 62%)  Malachite