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#5859EA

#5859ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5859ea is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.51% red, 34.9% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.39% cyan, 61.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 239.59°, with 77.66% saturation and 63.14% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.5.

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Relative luminance0.1516

Complementary

  1. #5859ea
  2. #eae958

Split complementary

  1. #5859ea
  2. #eaa058
  3. #a2ea58

Analogous

  1. #58a2ea
  2. #5859ea
  3. #a058ea

Triadic

  1. #5859ea
  2. #ea5859
  3. #59ea58

Tetradic

  1. #5859ea
  2. #e958ea
  3. #eae958
  4. #59ea58

Square

  1. #5859ea
  2. #ea58a2
  3. #eae958
  4. #58eaa0

Monochromatic

  1. #131496
  2. #1b1dda
  3. #5859ea
  4. #9c9df3
  5. #e0e0fb

Shades

#5859ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5859ea
  2. #4f50d3
  3. #4647bb
  4. #3e3ea4
  5. #35358c
  6. #2c2d75
  7. #23245e
  8. #1a1b46
  9. #12122f
  10. #090917
  11. #000000

Tints

#5859ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5859ea
  2. #696aec
  3. #797aee
  4. #8a8bf0
  5. #9b9bf2
  6. #acacf5
  7. #bcbdf7
  8. #cdcdf9
  9. #dedefb
  10. #eeeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5859ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5859ea
  2. #5c5ddf
  3. #6061d5
  4. #6465ca
  5. #6869c0
  6. #6c6db5
  7. #7070aa
  8. #7474a0
  9. #787895
  10. #7c7c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6565ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0066e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #196aed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0061e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2671bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5859ea {
  color: #5859ea;
}
Background
.bg-5859ea {
  background-color: #5859ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5859ea {
  border: 2px solid #5859ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5859ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 88 89 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 78% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5859ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5859ea, #a058ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5859ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(88 89 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.50 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.67 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.79 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.30 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.78 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.93 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 10.00 #a7a615 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#5859ea  rgb(88, 89, 234)  hsl(240, 78%, 63%)  Majorelle Blue
#eae958  rgb(234, 233, 88)  hsl(60, 78%, 63%)  Icterine
#ea5859  rgb(234, 88, 89)  hsl(360, 78%, 63%)  Indian Red
#59ea58  rgb(89, 234, 88)  hsl(120, 78%, 63%)  Malachite