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#535BDB

#535bdb ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#535bdb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 35.69% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.1% cyan, 58.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 236.47°, with 65.38% saturation and 59.22% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.03.

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Relative luminance0.1444

Complementary

  1. #535bdb
  2. #dbd353

Split complementary

  1. #535bdb
  2. #db8f53
  3. #9fdb53

Analogous

  1. #539fdb
  2. #535bdb
  3. #8f53db

Triadic

  1. #535bdb
  2. #db535b
  3. #5bdb53

Tetradic

  1. #535bdb
  2. #d353db
  3. #dbd353
  4. #5bdb53

Square

  1. #535bdb
  2. #db539f
  3. #dbd353
  4. #53db8f

Monochromatic

  1. #1a207b
  2. #2730ba
  3. #535bdb
  4. #9297e8
  5. #d2d4f5

Shades

#535bdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #535bdb
  2. #4b52c5
  3. #4249af
  4. #3a4099
  5. #323783
  6. #2a2e6e
  7. #212458
  8. #191b42
  9. #11122c
  10. #080916
  11. #000000

Tints

#535bdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #535bdb
  2. #646bdf
  3. #757ce2
  4. #878ce6
  5. #989de9
  6. #a9aded
  7. #babdf1
  8. #cbcef4
  9. #dddef8
  10. #eeeffb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#535bdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #535bdb
  2. #585fd2
  3. #5c62c9
  4. #6166c0
  5. #656ab7
  6. #6a6eae
  7. #6e71a4
  8. #73759b
  9. #777992
  10. #7c7c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6264a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0064d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2868de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1b61d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #266fb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-535bdb {
  color: #535bdb;
}
Background
.bg-535bdb {
  background-color: #535bdb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-535bdb {
  border: 2px solid #535bdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #535bdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 91 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 65% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-535bdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #535bdb, #8f53db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-535bdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 91 219 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.03 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.27 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.28 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.30 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.76 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.02 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.05 #aca424 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#535bdb  rgb(83, 91, 219)  hsl(236, 65%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#dbd353  rgb(219, 211, 83)  hsl(56, 65%, 59%)  Straw
#db535b  rgb(219, 83, 91)  hsl(356, 65%, 59%)  Indian Red
#5bdb53  rgb(91, 219, 83)  hsl(116, 65%, 59%)  Malachite