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#5257EB

#5257eb ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5257eb is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 34.12% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.11% cyan, 62.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 238.04°, with 79.27% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.44.

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Relative luminance0.1461

Complementary

  1. #5257eb
  2. #ebe652

Split complementary

  1. #5257eb
  2. #eb9a52
  3. #a4eb52

Analogous

  1. #52a4eb
  2. #5257eb
  3. #9a52eb

Triadic

  1. #5257eb
  2. #eb5257
  3. #57eb52

Tetradic

  1. #5257eb
  2. #e652eb
  3. #ebe652
  4. #57eb52

Square

  1. #5257eb
  2. #eb52a4
  3. #ebe652
  4. #52eb9a

Monochromatic

  1. #111593
  2. #191fd8
  3. #5257eb
  4. #979af3
  5. #dbdcfb

Shades

#5257eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5257eb
  2. #4a4ed4
  3. #4246bc
  4. #393da5
  5. #31348d
  6. #292c76
  7. #21235e
  8. #191a47
  9. #10112f
  10. #080918
  11. #000000

Tints

#5257eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5257eb
  2. #6368ed
  3. #7579ef
  4. #8689f1
  5. #979af3
  6. #a9abf5
  7. #babcf7
  8. #cbcdf9
  9. #dcddfb
  10. #eeeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5257eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5257eb
  2. #575be0
  3. #5b5fd6
  4. #6063cb
  5. #6467c0
  6. #696cb6
  7. #6e70ab
  8. #7274a0
  9. #777895
  10. #7b7c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6263ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0064e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0068ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005fe9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0c70bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5257eb {
  color: #5257eb;
}
Background
.bg-5257eb {
  background-color: #5257eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5257eb {
  border: 2px solid #5257eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5257eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 87 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 79% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5257eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5257eb, #9a52eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5257eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 87 235 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.44 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.57 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.15 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.44 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.88 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.81 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.61 #ada814 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#5257eb  rgb(82, 87, 235)  hsl(238, 79%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#ebe652  rgb(235, 230, 82)  hsl(58, 79%, 62%)  Dandelion
#eb5257  rgb(235, 82, 87)  hsl(358, 79%, 62%)  Indian Red
#57eb52  rgb(87, 235, 82)  hsl(118, 79%, 62%)  Malachite