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#5840F0

#5840f0 ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5840f0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.51% red, 25.1% green and 94.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.33% cyan, 73.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 248.18°, with 85.44% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.21.

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Web safe#6633ff
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Relative luminance0.1203

Complementary

  1. #5840f0
  2. #d8f040

Split complementary

  1. #5840f0
  2. #f0b040
  3. #80f040

Analogous

  1. #4080f0
  2. #5840f0
  3. #b040f0

Triadic

  1. #5840f0
  2. #f05840
  3. #40f058

Tetradic

  1. #5840f0
  2. #f040d8
  3. #d8f040
  4. #40f058

Square

  1. #5840f0
  2. #f04080
  3. #d8f040
  4. #40f0b0

Monochromatic

  1. #1d0b8c
  2. #2b11d3
  3. #5840f0
  4. #9687f6
  5. #d4cefb

Shades

#5840f0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5840f0
  2. #4f3ad8
  3. #4633c0
  4. #3e2da8
  5. #352690
  6. #2c2078
  7. #231a60
  8. #1a1348
  9. #120d30
  10. #090618
  11. #000000

Tints

#5840f0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5840f0
  2. #6953f2
  3. #7966f3
  4. #8a79f5
  5. #9b8cf6
  6. #aca0f8
  7. #bcb3f9
  8. #cdc6fb
  9. #ded9fc
  10. #eeecfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5840f0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5840f0
  2. #5c46e5
  3. #604dda
  4. #6453ce
  5. #685ac3
  6. #6c60b8
  7. #7066ad
  8. #746da2
  9. #787396
  10. #7c7a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e56ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068f5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005aed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007295 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005af3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0051ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2362c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5840f0 {
  color: #5840f0;
}
Background
.bg-5840f0 {
  background-color: #5840f0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5840f0 {
  border: 2px solid #5840f0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5840f0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 88 64 240;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 85% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5840f0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5840f0, #b040f0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5840f0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(88 64 240 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.21 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.12 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.73 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.46 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.53 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.56 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.79 #a7bf0f Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#5840f0  rgb(88, 64, 240)  hsl(248, 85%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#d8f040  rgb(216, 240, 64)  hsl(68, 85%, 60%)  Pear
#f05840  rgb(240, 88, 64)  hsl(8, 85%, 60%)  Tomato
#40f058  rgb(64, 240, 88)  hsl(128, 85%, 60%)  Spring Green