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Hyper Mallorca

#33a1f3
Notes

Hyper Mallorca (#33A1F3) is a true azure with a neon character. It sits at the high-saturation edge of its family. Use it sparingly, as signage, accent, or highlight against darker surfaces. Its HSL profile (206°, 89%, 58%) places it in the highly saturated band at a mid lightness. Best used in small doses, like logos, CTAs, focus rings, or highlight text, where its saturation becomes a feature rather than noise. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary orange. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#33a1f3
RGB
rgb(51, 161, 243)
HSL
hsl(206, 89%, 58%)
HWB
hwb(206 20% 5%)
OKLCH
oklch(68.6% 0.155 245.8)
HSV
hsv(206, 79%, 95%)
LAB
lab(63.89% -2.84 -49.60)
LCH
lch(63.89% 49.69 266.72)
CMYK
cmyk(79%, 34%, 0%, 5%)

Etymology

Hyper
adjective

Greek hyper, over / beyond — sharing root with Latin super. As a color modifier, hyper implies a saturated-and-over-the-top-active quality where the hue exceeds normal visual amplitude with maximum-stimulation register. Sits at the bright-and-over-active end of the grid, parallel to manic and frenetic in usage.

Mallorca
noun

The largest Balearic island — and the saturated deep blue of Mallorcan Tramuntana coastline at Cala Tuent and Sa Calobra. Mallorca color refers to the cove water at Sa Calobra: a saturated, slightly cool deep blue with the optical depth of cold-water Mediterranean cove against limestone cliff.

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Harmonies

Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#33a1f3
Original
#7ba4f6
Protanopia
#5f93f1
Deuteranopia
#00b5bf
Tritanopia
#909090
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
2.79:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
7.53:1

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