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#5259E9

#5259e9 ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5259e9 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 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.81% cyan, 61.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 237.22°, with 77.44% saturation and 61.76% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.78.

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Relative luminance0.1482

Complementary

  1. #5259e9
  2. #e9e252

Split complementary

  1. #5259e9
  2. #e99652
  3. #a4e952

Analogous

  1. #52a4e9
  2. #5259e9
  3. #9652e9

Triadic

  1. #5259e9
  2. #e95259
  3. #59e952

Tetradic

  1. #5259e9
  2. #e252e9
  3. #e9e252
  4. #59e952

Square

  1. #5259e9
  2. #e952a4
  3. #e9e252
  4. #52e996

Monochromatic

  1. #121890
  2. #1b23d4
  3. #5259e9
  4. #969af2
  5. #dadbfa

Shades

#5259e9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259e9
  2. #4a50d2
  3. #4247ba
  4. #393ea3
  5. #31358c
  6. #292d75
  7. #21245d
  8. #191b46
  9. #10122f
  10. #080917
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259e9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259e9
  2. #636aeb
  3. #757aed
  4. #868bf0
  5. #979bf2
  6. #a9acf4
  7. #babdf6
  8. #cbcdf8
  9. #dcdefb
  10. #eeeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259e9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259e9
  2. #575ddf
  3. #5b61d4
  4. #6065ca
  5. #6469bf
  6. #696db5
  7. #6e70aa
  8. #7274a0
  9. #777895
  10. #7b7c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6265ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0e69ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0060e7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1071be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259e9 {
  color: #5259e9;
}
Background
.bg-5259e9 {
  background-color: #5259e9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259e9 {
  border: 2px solid #5259e9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259e9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 77% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259e9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259e9, #9652e9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259e9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 233 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.78 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.78 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.97 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.05 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.30 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.59 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.83 #ada616 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#5259e9  rgb(82, 89, 233)  hsl(237, 77%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#e9e252  rgb(233, 226, 82)  hsl(57, 77%, 62%)  Dandelion
#e95259  rgb(233, 82, 89)  hsl(357, 77%, 62%)  Indian Red
#59e952  rgb(89, 233, 82)  hsl(117, 77%, 62%)  Malachite