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#515AED

#515aed ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#515aed is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 35.29% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.82% cyan, 62.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 236.54°, with 81.25% saturation and 62.35% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.29.

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Relative luminance0.1518

Complementary

  1. #515aed
  2. #ede451

Split complementary

  1. #515aed
  2. #ed9651
  3. #a8ed51

Analogous

  1. #51a8ed
  2. #515aed
  3. #9651ed

Triadic

  1. #515aed
  2. #ed515a
  3. #5aed51

Tetradic

  1. #515aed
  2. #e451ed
  3. #ede451
  4. #5aed51

Square

  1. #515aed
  2. #ed51a8
  3. #ede451
  4. #51ed96

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1796
  2. #1722db
  3. #515aed
  4. #969cf4
  5. #dcddfb

Shades

#515aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #515aed
  2. #4951d5
  3. #4148be
  4. #393fa6
  5. #31368e
  6. #292d77
  7. #20245f
  8. #181b47
  9. #10122f
  10. #080918
  11. #000000

Tints

#515aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #515aed
  2. #626bef
  3. #747bf1
  4. #858cf2
  5. #979cf4
  6. #a8adf6
  7. #b9bdf8
  8. #cbcefa
  9. #dcdefb
  10. #eeeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#515aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #515aed
  2. #565ee2
  3. #5a62d7
  4. #5f65cc
  5. #6469c1
  6. #696db7
  7. #6d71ac
  8. #7275a1
  9. #777896
  10. #7b7c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6366af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0066ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #036af0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0061eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0072c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-515aed {
  color: #515aed;
}
Background
.bg-515aed {
  background-color: #515aed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-515aed {
  border: 2px solid #515aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #515aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 90 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-515aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #515aed, #9651ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-515aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 90 237 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.29 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.51 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.37 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.46 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.06 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.35 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.52 #aea512 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#515aed  rgb(81, 90, 237)  hsl(237, 81%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#ede451  rgb(237, 228, 81)  hsl(57, 81%, 62%)  Dandelion
#ed515a  rgb(237, 81, 90)  hsl(357, 81%, 62%)  Neon Fuchsia
#5aed51  rgb(90, 237, 81)  hsl(117, 81%, 62%)  Neon Green