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#5259E1

#5259e1 ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5259e1 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 34.9% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.56% cyan, 60.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 237.06°, with 70.44% saturation and 60.2% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.1437

Complementary

  1. #5259e1
  2. #e1da52

Split complementary

  1. #5259e1
  2. #e19352
  3. #a1e152

Analogous

  1. #52a1e1
  2. #5259e1
  3. #9352e1

Triadic

  1. #5259e1
  2. #e15259
  3. #59e152

Tetradic

  1. #5259e1
  2. #da52e1
  3. #e1da52
  4. #59e152

Square

  1. #5259e1
  2. #e152a1
  3. #e1da52
  4. #52e193

Monochromatic

  1. #171c83
  2. #222ac4
  3. #5259e1
  4. #9398ec
  5. #d4d6f8

Shades

#5259e1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259e1
  2. #4a50cb
  3. #4247b4
  4. #393e9e
  5. #313587
  6. #292d71
  7. #21245a
  8. #191b44
  9. #10122d
  10. #080917
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259e1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259e1
  2. #636ae4
  3. #757ae7
  4. #868bea
  5. #979bed
  6. #a9acf0
  7. #babdf3
  8. #cbcdf6
  9. #dcdef9
  10. #eeeefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259e1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259e1
  2. #575dd7
  3. #5b61ce
  4. #6065c4
  5. #6469ba
  6. #696db1
  7. #6e70a7
  8. #72749d
  9. #777893
  10. #7b7c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6164a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0064de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1d68e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0360df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1c6fb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259e1 {
  color: #5259e1;
}
Background
.bg-5259e1 {
  background-color: #5259e1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259e1 {
  border: 2px solid #5259e1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259e1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 70% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259e1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259e1, #9352e1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259e1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 225 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.55 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.13 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.54 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.35 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.23 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.02 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.09 #ada61e Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#5259e1  rgb(82, 89, 225)  hsl(237, 70%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#e1da52  rgb(225, 218, 82)  hsl(57, 70%, 60%)  Straw
#e15259  rgb(225, 82, 89)  hsl(357, 70%, 60%)  Indian Red
#59e152  rgb(89, 225, 82)  hsl(117, 70%, 60%)  Malachite