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#5A50EA

#5a50ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5a50ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.29% red, 31.37% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.54% cyan, 65.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 243.9°, with 78.57% saturation and 61.57% 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 1.88.

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Relative luminance0.1385

Complementary

  1. #5a50ea
  2. #e0ea50

Split complementary

  1. #5a50ea
  2. #eaa750
  3. #93ea50

Analogous

  1. #5093ea
  2. #5a50ea
  3. #a750ea

Triadic

  1. #5a50ea
  2. #ea5a50
  3. #50ea5a

Tetradic

  1. #5a50ea
  2. #ea50e0
  3. #e0ea50
  4. #50ea5a

Square

  1. #5a50ea
  2. #ea5093
  3. #e0ea50
  4. #50eaa7

Monochromatic

  1. #191190
  2. #2619d4
  3. #5a50ea
  4. #9a94f2
  5. #dbd9fa

Shades

#5a50ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5a50ea
  2. #5148d3
  3. #4840bb
  4. #3f38a4
  5. #36308c
  6. #2d2875
  7. #24205e
  8. #1b1846
  9. #12102f
  10. #090817
  11. #000000

Tints

#5a50ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5a50ea
  2. #6b62ec
  3. #7b73ee
  4. #8c85f0
  5. #9c96f2
  6. #ada8f5
  7. #bdb9f7
  8. #cecbf9
  9. #dedcfb
  10. #efeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5a50ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5a50ea
  2. #5e55df
  3. #625ad5
  4. #655eca
  5. #6963c0
  6. #6d68b5
  7. #716daa
  8. #7572a0
  9. #787695
  10. #7c7b8b
  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 #635fac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006eef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007896 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0063ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005be8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2d6abe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5a50ea {
  color: #5a50ea;
}
Background
.bg-5a50ea {
  background-color: #5a50ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5a50ea {
  border: 2px solid #5a50ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5a50ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 90 80 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 79% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5a50ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5a50ea, #a750ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5a50ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(90 80 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 1.88 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.58 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.99 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.70 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.48 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.51 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.17 #a5af15 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#5a50ea  rgb(90, 80, 234)  hsl(244, 79%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#e0ea50  rgb(224, 234, 80)  hsl(64, 79%, 62%)  Pear
#ea5a50  rgb(234, 90, 80)  hsl(4, 79%, 62%)  Pastel Red
#50ea5a  rgb(80, 234, 90)  hsl(124, 79%, 62%)  Malachite