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#5A42E5

#5a42e5 ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5a42e5 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.29% red, 25.88% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.7% cyan, 71.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 248.83°, with 75.81% saturation and 57.84% 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 6.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.54.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.1173

Complementary

  1. #5a42e5
  2. #cde542

Split complementary

  1. #5a42e5
  2. #e5ab42
  3. #7ce542

Analogous

  1. #427ce5
  2. #5a42e5
  3. #ab42e5

Triadic

  1. #5a42e5
  2. #e55a42
  3. #42e55a

Tetradic

  1. #5a42e5
  2. #e542cd
  3. #cde542
  4. #42e55a

Square

  1. #5a42e5
  2. #e5427c
  3. #cde542
  4. #42e5ab

Monochromatic

  1. #21117d
  2. #331ac0
  3. #5a42e5
  4. #9585ee
  5. #cfc8f7

Shades

#5a42e5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5a42e5
  2. #513bce
  3. #4835b7
  4. #3f2ea0
  5. #362889
  6. #2d2173
  7. #241a5c
  8. #1b1445
  9. #120d2e
  10. #090717
  11. #000000

Tints

#5a42e5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5a42e5
  2. #6b55e8
  3. #7b68ea
  4. #8c7bed
  5. #9c8eef
  6. #ada1f2
  7. #bdb3f5
  8. #cec6f7
  9. #ded9fa
  10. #efecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5a42e5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5a42e5
  2. #5e48db
  3. #624ed1
  4. #6555c7
  5. #695bbd
  6. #6d61b3
  7. #7167a8
  8. #756d9e
  9. #787494
  10. #7c7a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e56a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066ea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ae2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ae8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0051e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3260b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5a42e5 {
  color: #5a42e5;
}
Background
.bg-5a42e5 {
  background-color: #5a42e5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5a42e5 {
  border: 2px solid #5a42e5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5a42e5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 90 66 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 76% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5a42e5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5a42e5, #ab42e5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5a42e5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(90 66 229 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.54 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.10 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.18 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.70 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.00 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.05 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.51 #a5bd1a Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#5a42e5  rgb(90, 66, 229)  hsl(249, 76%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#cde542  rgb(205, 229, 66)  hsl(69, 76%, 58%)  Pear
#e55a42  rgb(229, 90, 66)  hsl(9, 76%, 58%)  Cinnabar
#42e55a  rgb(66, 229, 90)  hsl(129, 76%, 58%)  Malachite