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#5C51EC

#5c51ec ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5c51ec is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.08% red, 31.76% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.02% cyan, 65.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 244.26°, with 80.31% saturation and 62.16% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 2.12.

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Relative luminance0.1422

Complementary

  1. #5c51ec
  2. #e1ec51

Split complementary

  1. #5c51ec
  2. #ecaa51
  3. #94ec51

Analogous

  1. #5194ec
  2. #5c51ec
  3. #aa51ec

Triadic

  1. #5c51ec
  2. #ec5c51
  3. #51ec5c

Tetradic

  1. #5c51ec
  2. #ec51e1
  3. #e1ec51
  4. #51ec5c

Square

  1. #5c51ec
  2. #ec5194
  3. #e1ec51
  4. #51ecaa

Monochromatic

  1. #191094
  2. #2518d9
  3. #5c51ec
  4. #9d96f4
  5. #dddbfb

Shades

#5c51ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5c51ec
  2. #5349d4
  3. #4a41bd
  4. #4039a5
  5. #37318e
  6. #2e2976
  7. #25205e
  8. #1c1847
  9. #12102f
  10. #090818
  11. #000000

Tints

#5c51ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5c51ec
  2. #6c62ee
  3. #7d74f0
  4. #8d85f2
  5. #9d97f4
  6. #aea8f6
  7. #beb9f7
  8. #cecbf9
  9. #dedcfb
  10. #efeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5c51ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5c51ec
  2. #6056e1
  3. #635ad6
  4. #675fcc
  5. #6a64c1
  6. #6e69b6
  7. #726dab
  8. #7572a0
  9. #797796
  10. #7c7b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6460ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ff1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007998 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0565ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005cea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #306bbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5c51ec {
  color: #5c51ec;
}
Background
.bg-5c51ec {
  background-color: #5c51ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5c51ec {
  border: 2px solid #5c51ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5c51ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 92 81 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 80% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5c51ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5c51ec, #aa51ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5c51ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(92 81 236 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 2.12 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.94 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.94 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.50 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.06 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.92 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.07 #a3ae13 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#5c51ec  rgb(92, 81, 236)  hsl(244, 80%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#e1ec51  rgb(225, 236, 81)  hsl(64, 80%, 62%)  Pear
#ec5c51  rgb(236, 92, 81)  hsl(4, 80%, 62%)  Pastel Red
#51ec5c  rgb(81, 236, 92)  hsl(124, 80%, 62%)  Malachite