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#5252FF

#5252ff ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5252ff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 32.16% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.84% cyan, 67.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 100% saturation and 66.08% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.5.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.1505

Complementary

  1. #5252ff
  2. #ffff52

Split complementary

  1. #5252ff
  2. #ffa952
  3. #a9ff52

Analogous

  1. #52a9ff
  2. #5252ff
  3. #a952ff

Triadic

  1. #5252ff
  2. #ff5252
  3. #52ff52

Tetradic

  1. #5252ff
  2. #ff52ff
  3. #ffff52
  4. #52ff52

Square

  1. #5252ff
  2. #ff52a9
  3. #ffff52
  4. #52ffa9

Monochromatic

  1. #0000b8
  2. #0606ff
  3. #5252ff
  4. #9f9fff
  5. #ebebff

Shades

#5252ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5252ff
  2. #4a4ae6
  3. #4242cc
  4. #3939b3
  5. #313199
  6. #292980
  7. #212166
  8. #19194d
  9. #101033
  10. #08081a
  11. #000000

Tints

#5252ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5252ff
  2. #6363ff
  3. #7575ff
  4. #8686ff
  5. #9797ff
  6. #a9a9ff
  7. #babaff
  8. #cbcbff
  9. #dcdcff
  10. #eeeeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5252ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5252ff
  2. #5757f2
  3. #5b5be6
  4. #6060d9
  5. #6464cc
  6. #6969c0
  7. #6e6eb3
  8. #7272a6
  9. #777799
  10. #7b7b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6363ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0064fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0081a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0068ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005dfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0071ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5252ff {
  color: #5252ff;
}
Background
.bg-5252ff {
  background-color: #5252ff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5252ff {
  border: 2px solid #5252ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5252ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 82 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 100% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5252ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5252ff, #a952ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5252ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 82 255 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.50 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.16 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.51 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.88 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.05 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.62 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 10.37 #adad00 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#5252ff  rgb(82, 82, 255)  hsl(240, 100%, 66%)  Majorelle Blue
#ffff52  rgb(255, 255, 82)  hsl(60, 100%, 66%)  Laser Lemon
#ff5252  rgb(255, 82, 82)  hsl(0, 100%, 66%)  Pastel Red
#52ff52  rgb(82, 255, 82)  hsl(120, 100%, 66%)  Neon Green