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#565ADD

#565add ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#565add is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 35.29% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.09% cyan, 59.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 238.22°, with 66.5% saturation and 60.2% 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 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.46.

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Relative luminance0.1451

Complementary

  1. #565add
  2. #ddd956

Split complementary

  1. #565add
  2. #dd9656
  3. #9edd56

Analogous

  1. #569edd
  2. #565add
  3. #9656dd

Triadic

  1. #565add
  2. #dd565a
  3. #5add56

Tetradic

  1. #565add
  2. #d956dd
  3. #ddd956
  4. #5add56

Square

  1. #565add
  2. #dd569e
  3. #ddd956
  4. #56dd96

Monochromatic

  1. #1a1d80
  2. #272bc0
  3. #565add
  4. #9698ea
  5. #d5d6f7

Shades

#565add mixed progressively with black.

  1. #565add
  2. #4d51c7
  3. #4548b1
  4. #3c3f9b
  5. #343685
  6. #2b2d6f
  7. #222458
  8. #1a1b42
  9. #11122c
  10. #090916
  11. #000000

Tints

#565add mixed progressively with white.

  1. #565add
  2. #676be0
  3. #787be4
  4. #898ce7
  5. #9a9ceb
  6. #abadee
  7. #bbbdf1
  8. #cccef5
  9. #dddef8
  10. #eeeffc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#565add mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #565add
  2. #5a5ed4
  3. #5e62ca
  4. #6365c1
  5. #6769b8
  6. #6b6daf
  7. #6f71a5
  8. #73759c
  9. #787893
  10. #7c7c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6364a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2868e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1c61db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2c6fb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-565add {
  color: #565add;
}
Background
.bg-565add {
  background-color: #565add;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-565add {
  border: 2px solid #565add;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #565add;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 90 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 67% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-565add {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #565add, #9656dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-565add {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 90 221 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.46 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.92 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.97 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.57 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.27 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.70 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.99 #a9a522 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#565add  rgb(86, 90, 221)  hsl(238, 67%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#ddd956  rgb(221, 217, 86)  hsl(58, 67%, 60%)  Straw
#dd565a  rgb(221, 86, 90)  hsl(358, 67%, 60%)  Indian Red
#5add56  rgb(90, 221, 86)  hsl(118, 67%, 60%)  Malachite