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#5259E6

#5259e6 ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5259e6 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 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.35% cyan, 61.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 237.16°, with 74.75% saturation and 61.18% 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 5.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.66.

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Relative luminance0.1465

Complementary

  1. #5259e6
  2. #e6df52

Split complementary

  1. #5259e6
  2. #e69552
  3. #a3e652

Analogous

  1. #52a3e6
  2. #5259e6
  3. #9552e6

Triadic

  1. #5259e6
  2. #e65259
  3. #59e652

Tetradic

  1. #5259e6
  2. #df52e6
  3. #e6df52
  4. #59e652

Square

  1. #5259e6
  2. #e652a3
  3. #e6df52
  4. #52e695

Monochromatic

  1. #141a8b
  2. #1e26ce
  3. #5259e6
  4. #9599f0
  5. #d8d9f9

Shades

#5259e6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259e6
  2. #4a50cf
  3. #4247b8
  4. #393ea1
  5. #31358a
  6. #292d73
  7. #21245c
  8. #191b45
  9. #10122e
  10. #080917
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259e6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259e6
  2. #636ae9
  3. #757aeb
  4. #868bee
  5. #979bf0
  6. #a9acf3
  7. #babdf5
  8. #cbcdf8
  9. #dcdefa
  10. #eeeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259e6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259e6
  2. #575ddc
  3. #5b61d2
  4. #6065c7
  5. #6469bd
  6. #696db3
  7. #6e70a9
  8. #72749f
  9. #777894
  10. #7b7c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6264aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0064e3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1569e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0060e4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1670bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259e6 {
  color: #5259e6;
}
Background
.bg-5259e6 {
  background-color: #5259e6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259e6 {
  border: 2px solid #5259e6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259e6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 75% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259e6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259e6, #9552e6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259e6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 230 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.66 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.52 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.84 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.09 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.26 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.74 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.54 #ada619 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#5259e6  rgb(82, 89, 230)  hsl(237, 75%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#e6df52  rgb(230, 223, 82)  hsl(57, 75%, 61%)  Dandelion
#e65259  rgb(230, 82, 89)  hsl(357, 75%, 61%)  Indian Red
#59e652  rgb(89, 230, 82)  hsl(117, 75%, 61%)  Malachite