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#5D56DD

#5d56dd ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5d56dd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.47% red, 33.73% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.92% cyan, 61.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 243.11°, with 66.5% saturation and 60.2% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 1.83.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.142

Complementary

  1. #5d56dd
  2. #d6dd56

Split complementary

  1. #5d56dd
  2. #dda156
  3. #93dd56

Analogous

  1. #5693dd
  2. #5d56dd
  3. #a156dd

Triadic

  1. #5d56dd
  2. #dd5d56
  3. #56dd5d

Tetradic

  1. #5d56dd
  2. #dd56d6
  3. #d6dd56
  4. #56dd5d

Square

  1. #5d56dd
  2. #dd5693
  3. #d6dd56
  4. #56dda1

Monochromatic

  1. #1f1a80
  2. #2f27c0
  3. #5d56dd
  4. #9a96ea
  5. #d7d5f7

Shades

#5d56dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5d56dd
  2. #544dc7
  3. #4a45b1
  4. #413c9b
  5. #383485
  6. #2f2b6f
  7. #252258
  8. #1c1a42
  9. #13112c
  10. #090916
  11. #000000

Tints

#5d56dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5d56dd
  2. #6d67e0
  3. #7d78e4
  4. #8e89e7
  5. #9e9aeb
  6. #aeabee
  7. #bebbf1
  8. #ceccf5
  9. #dfddf8
  10. #efeefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5d56dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5d56dd
  2. #615ad4
  3. #645eca
  4. #6863c1
  5. #6b67b8
  6. #6f6baf
  7. #726fa5
  8. #76739c
  9. #797893
  10. #7d7c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6562a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fe1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0064da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #037791 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2b66e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #235fdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b6bb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5d56dd {
  color: #5d56dd;
}
Background
.bg-5d56dd {
  background-color: #5d56dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5d56dd {
  border: 2px solid #5d56dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5d56dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 93 86 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 67% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5d56dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5d56dd, #a156dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5d56dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(93 86 221 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 1.83 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 2.89 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.17 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.02 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.69 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.97 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.21 #a2a922 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#5d56dd  rgb(93, 86, 221)  hsl(243, 67%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#d6dd56  rgb(214, 221, 86)  hsl(63, 67%, 60%)  Pear
#dd5d56  rgb(221, 93, 86)  hsl(3, 67%, 60%)  Indian Red
#56dd5d  rgb(86, 221, 93)  hsl(123, 67%, 60%)  Malachite