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#5259EA

#5259ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5259ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.96% cyan, 61.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 237.24°, with 78.35% saturation and 61.96% 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.83.

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Relative luminance0.1488

Complementary

  1. #5259ea
  2. #eae352

Split complementary

  1. #5259ea
  2. #ea9752
  3. #a5ea52

Analogous

  1. #52a5ea
  2. #5259ea
  3. #9752ea

Triadic

  1. #5259ea
  2. #ea5259
  3. #59ea52

Tetradic

  1. #5259ea
  2. #e352ea
  3. #eae352
  4. #59ea52

Square

  1. #5259ea
  2. #ea52a5
  3. #eae352
  4. #52ea97

Monochromatic

  1. #121891
  2. #1a23d6
  3. #5259ea
  4. #969af2
  5. #dadcfb

Shades

#5259ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259ea
  2. #4a50d3
  3. #4247bb
  4. #393ea4
  5. #31358c
  6. #292d75
  7. #21245e
  8. #191b46
  9. #10122f
  10. #080917
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259ea
  2. #636aec
  3. #757aee
  4. #868bf0
  5. #979bf2
  6. #a9acf5
  7. #babdf7
  8. #cbcdf9
  9. #dcdefb
  10. #eeeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259ea
  2. #575ddf
  3. #5b61d5
  4. #6065ca
  5. #6469c0
  6. #696db5
  7. #6e70aa
  8. #7274a0
  9. #777895
  10. #7b7c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6265ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0b69ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0060e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0e71bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259ea {
  color: #5259ea;
}
Background
.bg-5259ea {
  background-color: #5259ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259ea {
  border: 2px solid #5259ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 78% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259ea, #9752ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.83 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.87 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.93 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.12 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.32 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.54 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.92 #ada615 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#5259ea  rgb(82, 89, 234)  hsl(237, 78%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#eae352  rgb(234, 227, 82)  hsl(57, 78%, 62%)  Dandelion
#ea5259  rgb(234, 82, 89)  hsl(357, 78%, 62%)  Neon Fuchsia
#59ea52  rgb(89, 234, 82)  hsl(117, 78%, 62%)  Malachite