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#5259EE

#5259ee ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5259ee is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 34.9% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.55% cyan, 62.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 237.31°, with 82.11% saturation and 62.75% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.06.

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Relative luminance0.1511

Complementary

  1. #5259ee
  2. #eee752

Split complementary

  1. #5259ee
  2. #ee9952
  3. #a7ee52

Analogous

  1. #52a7ee
  2. #5259ee
  3. #9952ee

Triadic

  1. #5259ee
  2. #ee5259
  3. #59ee52

Tetradic

  1. #5259ee
  2. #e752ee
  3. #eee752
  4. #59ee52

Square

  1. #5259ee
  2. #ee52a7
  3. #eee752
  4. #52ee99

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1598
  2. #161fde
  3. #5259ee
  4. #989cf5
  5. #dddffc

Shades

#5259ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259ee
  2. #4a50d6
  3. #4247be
  4. #393ea7
  5. #31358f
  6. #292d77
  7. #21245f
  8. #191b47
  9. #101230
  10. #080918
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259ee
  2. #636af0
  3. #757af1
  4. #868bf3
  5. #979bf5
  6. #a9acf7
  7. #babdf8
  8. #cbcdfa
  9. #dcdefc
  10. #eeeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259ee
  2. #575de3
  3. #5b61d8
  4. #6065cd
  5. #6469c2
  6. #696db7
  7. #6e70ac
  8. #7274a1
  9. #777896
  10. #7b7c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6365b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006af1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0061ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0372c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259ee {
  color: #5259ee;
}
Background
.bg-5259ee {
  background-color: #5259ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259ee {
  border: 2px solid #5259ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 82% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259ee, #9952ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 238 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.06 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.81 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.24 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.42 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.42 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.36 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.83 #ada611 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#5259ee  rgb(82, 89, 238)  hsl(237, 82%, 63%)  Majorelle Blue
#eee752  rgb(238, 231, 82)  hsl(57, 82%, 63%)  Dandelion
#ee5259  rgb(238, 82, 89)  hsl(357, 82%, 63%)  Neon Fuchsia
#59ee52  rgb(89, 238, 82)  hsl(117, 82%, 63%)  Neon Green