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#5E3CE0

#5e3ce0 ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5e3ce0 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.86% red, 23.53% green and 87.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.04% cyan, 73.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 252.44°, with 72.57% saturation and 55.69% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.78.

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Relative luminance0.1099

Complementary

  1. #5e3ce0
  2. #bee03c

Split complementary

  1. #5e3ce0
  2. #e0b03c
  3. #6ce03c

Analogous

  1. #3c6ce0
  2. #5e3ce0
  3. #b03ce0

Triadic

  1. #5e3ce0
  2. #e05e3c
  3. #3ce05e

Tetradic

  1. #5e3ce0
  2. #e03cbe
  3. #bee03c
  4. #3ce05e

Square

  1. #5e3ce0
  2. #e03c6c
  3. #bee03c
  4. #3ce0b0

Monochromatic

  1. #261271
  2. #3c1cb3
  3. #5e3ce0
  4. #957eea
  5. #cbc0f5

Shades

#5e3ce0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5e3ce0
  2. #5536ca
  3. #4b30b3
  4. #422a9d
  5. #382486
  6. #2f1e70
  7. #26185a
  8. #1c1243
  9. #130c2d
  10. #090616
  11. #000000

Tints

#5e3ce0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5e3ce0
  2. #6e50e3
  3. #7e63e6
  4. #8e77e9
  5. #9e8aec
  6. #af9ef0
  7. #bfb1f3
  8. #cfc5f6
  9. #dfd8f9
  10. #efecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5e3ce0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5e3ce0
  2. #6143d6
  3. #654acd
  4. #6850c3
  5. #6c57ba
  6. #6f5eb0
  7. #7265a6
  8. #766c9d
  9. #797293
  10. #7d798a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e52a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0c6a8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0055e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ede ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d5bb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5e3ce0 {
  color: #5e3ce0;
}
Background
.bg-5e3ce0 {
  background-color: #5e3ce0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5e3ce0 {
  border: 2px solid #5e3ce0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5e3ce0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 94 60 224;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 73% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5e3ce0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5e3ce0, #b03ce0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5e3ce0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(94 60 224 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.78 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.01 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.22 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.00 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.33 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.61 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.03 #a1c31f Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#5e3ce0  rgb(94, 60, 224)  hsl(252, 73%, 56%)  Majorelle Blue
#bee03c  rgb(190, 224, 60)  hsl(72, 73%, 56%)  June Bud
#e05e3c  rgb(224, 94, 60)  hsl(12, 73%, 56%)  Flame
#3ce05e  rgb(60, 224, 94)  hsl(132, 73%, 56%)  Malachite