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#0740FF

#0740ff ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0740ff is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.75% red, 25.1% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.25% cyan, 74.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 226.21°, with 100% saturation and 51.37% 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 6.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 6.99.

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Relative luminance0.1093

Complementary

  1. #0740ff
  2. #ffc607

Split complementary

  1. #0740ff
  2. #ff4a07
  3. #bcff07

Analogous

  1. #07bcff
  2. #0740ff
  3. #4a07ff

Triadic

  1. #0740ff
  2. #ff0740
  3. #40ff07

Tetradic

  1. #0740ff
  2. #c607ff
  3. #ffc607
  4. #40ff07

Square

  1. #0740ff
  2. #ff07bc
  3. #ffc607
  4. #07ff4a

Monochromatic

  1. #00196d
  2. #002bb9
  3. #0740ff
  4. #537bff
  5. #a0b6ff

Shades

#0740ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0740ff
  2. #063ae6
  3. #0633cc
  4. #052db3
  5. #042699
  6. #042080
  7. #031a66
  8. #02134d
  9. #010d33
  10. #01061a
  11. #000000

Tints

#0740ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0740ff
  2. #2053ff
  3. #3966ff
  4. #5179ff
  5. #6a8cff
  6. #83a0ff
  7. #9cb3ff
  8. #b5c6ff
  9. #cdd9ff
  10. #e6ecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0740ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0740ff
  2. #1346f2
  3. #1f4de6
  4. #2b53d9
  5. #375acc
  6. #4460c0
  7. #5066b3
  8. #5c6da6
  9. #687399
  10. #747a8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4953b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005bff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004bfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0068cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0740ff {
  color: #0740ff;
}
Background
.bg-0740ff {
  background-color: #0740ff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0740ff {
  border: 2px solid #0740ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0740ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 64 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 100% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0740ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0740ff, #4a07ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0740ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 64 255 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.99 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.99 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.26 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.78 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.15 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.72 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.04 #f8bf00 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#0740ff  rgb(7, 64, 255)  hsl(226, 100%, 51%)  Majorelle Blue
#ffc607  rgb(255, 198, 7)  hsl(46, 100%, 51%)  Mikado Yellow
#ff0740  rgb(255, 7, 64)  hsl(346, 100%, 51%)  Tractor Red
#40ff07  rgb(64, 255, 7)  hsl(106, 100%, 51%)  Harlequin