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#5657DA

#5657da ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5657da is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 34.12% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.55% cyan, 60.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 239.55°, with 64.08% saturation and 59.61% 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 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 2.69.

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Relative luminance0.1386

Complementary

  1. #5657da
  2. #dad956

Split complementary

  1. #5657da
  2. #da9756
  3. #99da56

Analogous

  1. #5699da
  2. #5657da
  3. #9756da

Triadic

  1. #5657da
  2. #da5657
  3. #57da56

Tetradic

  1. #5657da
  2. #d956da
  3. #dad956
  4. #57da56

Square

  1. #5657da
  2. #da5699
  3. #dad956
  4. #56da97

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1c7c
  2. #292abb
  3. #5657da
  4. #9595e8
  5. #d4d4f5

Shades

#5657da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5657da
  2. #4d4ec4
  3. #4546ae
  4. #3c3d99
  5. #343483
  6. #2b2c6d
  7. #222357
  8. #1a1a41
  9. #11112c
  10. #090916
  11. #000000

Tints

#5657da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5657da
  2. #6768de
  3. #7879e1
  4. #8989e5
  5. #9a9ae9
  6. #ababed
  7. #bbbcf0
  8. #cccdf4
  9. #ddddf8
  10. #eeeefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5657da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5657da
  2. #5a5bd1
  3. #5e5fc8
  4. #6363bf
  5. #6767b6
  6. #6b6cad
  7. #6f70a4
  8. #73749b
  9. #787892
  10. #7c7c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6162a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ede ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007790 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2665dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1b5ed8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2e6cb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5657da {
  color: #5657da;
}
Background
.bg-5657da {
  background-color: #5657da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5657da {
  border: 2px solid #5657da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5657da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 87 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 64% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5657da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5657da, #9756da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5657da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 87 218 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 2.69 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 2.97 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.71 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.52 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.16 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.01 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.37 #a9a825 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#5657da  rgb(86, 87, 218)  hsl(240, 64%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#dad956  rgb(218, 217, 86)  hsl(60, 64%, 60%)  Straw
#da5657  rgb(218, 86, 87)  hsl(360, 64%, 60%)  Indian Red
#57da56  rgb(87, 218, 86)  hsl(120, 64%, 60%)  Malachite