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#5A5CED

#5a5ced ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5a5ced is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.29% red, 36.08% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.03% cyan, 61.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 239.18°, with 80.33% saturation and 64.12% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.1594

Complementary

  1. #5a5ced
  2. #edeb5a

Split complementary

  1. #5a5ced
  2. #eda15a
  3. #a6ed5a

Analogous

  1. #5aa6ed
  2. #5a5ced
  3. #a15aed

Triadic

  1. #5a5ced
  2. #ed5a5c
  3. #5ced5a

Tetradic

  1. #5a5ced
  2. #eb5aed
  3. #edeb5a
  4. #5ced5a

Square

  1. #5a5ced
  2. #ed5aa6
  3. #edeb5a
  4. #5aeda1

Monochromatic

  1. #11139d
  2. #191be2
  3. #5a5ced
  4. #9fa0f5
  5. #e4e4fc

Shades

#5a5ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5a5ced
  2. #5153d5
  3. #484abe
  4. #3f40a6
  5. #36378e
  6. #2d2e77
  7. #24255f
  8. #1b1c47
  9. #12122f
  10. #090918
  11. #000000

Tints

#5a5ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5a5ced
  2. #6b6cef
  3. #7b7df1
  4. #8c8df2
  5. #9c9df4
  6. #adaef6
  7. #bdbef8
  8. #cecefa
  9. #dedefb
  10. #efeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5a5ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5a5ced
  2. #5e60e2
  3. #6263d7
  4. #6567cc
  5. #696ac1
  6. #6d6eb7
  7. #7172ac
  8. #7575a1
  9. #787996
  10. #7c7c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6768b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00809c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1f6cf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0964eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2973c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5a5ced {
  color: #5a5ced;
}
Background
.bg-5a5ced {
  background-color: #5a5ced;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5a5ced {
  border: 2px solid #5a5ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5a5ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 90 92 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 80% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5a5ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5a5ced, #a15aed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5a5ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(90 92 237 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.40 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.64 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.00 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.73 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.11 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.31 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.72 #a5a312 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#5a5ced  rgb(90, 92, 237)  hsl(239, 80%, 64%)  Majorelle Blue
#edeb5a  rgb(237, 235, 90)  hsl(59, 80%, 64%)  Icterine
#ed5a5c  rgb(237, 90, 92)  hsl(359, 80%, 64%)  Pastel Red
#5ced5a  rgb(92, 237, 90)  hsl(119, 80%, 64%)  Malachite