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#5259E8

#5259e8 ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5259e8 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 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.66% cyan, 61.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 237.2°, with 76.53% saturation and 61.57% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.74.

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Relative luminance0.1476

Complementary

  1. #5259e8
  2. #e8e152

Split complementary

  1. #5259e8
  2. #e89652
  3. #a4e852

Analogous

  1. #52a4e8
  2. #5259e8
  3. #9652e8

Triadic

  1. #5259e8
  2. #e85259
  3. #59e852

Tetradic

  1. #5259e8
  2. #e152e8
  3. #e8e152
  4. #59e852

Square

  1. #5259e8
  2. #e852a4
  3. #e8e152
  4. #52e896

Monochromatic

  1. #13198e
  2. #1c24d2
  3. #5259e8
  4. #969af1
  5. #d9dbfa

Shades

#5259e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259e8
  2. #4a50d1
  3. #4247ba
  4. #393ea2
  5. #31358b
  6. #292d74
  7. #21245d
  8. #191b46
  9. #10122e
  10. #080917
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259e8
  2. #636aea
  3. #757aed
  4. #868bef
  5. #979bf1
  6. #a9acf4
  7. #babdf6
  8. #cbcdf8
  9. #dcdefa
  10. #eeeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259e8
  2. #575dde
  3. #5b61d3
  4. #6065c9
  5. #6469be
  6. #696db4
  7. #6e70aa
  8. #72749f
  9. #777895
  10. #7b7c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6264ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1069eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0060e6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1270bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259e8 {
  color: #5259e8;
}
Background
.bg-5259e8 {
  background-color: #5259e8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259e8 {
  border: 2px solid #5259e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 77% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259e8, #9652e8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 232 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.74 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.69 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.98 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.01 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.28 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.63 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.73 #ada617 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#5259e8  rgb(82, 89, 232)  hsl(237, 77%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#e8e152  rgb(232, 225, 82)  hsl(57, 77%, 62%)  Dandelion
#e85259  rgb(232, 82, 89)  hsl(357, 77%, 62%)  Indian Red
#59e852  rgb(89, 232, 82)  hsl(117, 77%, 62%)  Malachite