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#0742FF

#0742ff ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0742ff is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.75% red, 25.88% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.25% cyan, 74.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 225.73°, 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 6.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 6.82.

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Relative luminance0.1116

Complementary

  1. #0742ff
  2. #ffc407

Split complementary

  1. #0742ff
  2. #ff4807
  3. #beff07

Analogous

  1. #07beff
  2. #0742ff
  3. #4807ff

Triadic

  1. #0742ff
  2. #ff0742
  3. #42ff07

Tetradic

  1. #0742ff
  2. #c407ff
  3. #ffc407
  4. #42ff07

Square

  1. #0742ff
  2. #ff07be
  3. #ffc407
  4. #07ff48

Monochromatic

  1. #001a6d
  2. #002cb9
  3. #0742ff
  4. #537cff
  5. #a0b7ff

Shades

#0742ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0742ff
  2. #063be6
  3. #0635cc
  4. #052eb3
  5. #042899
  6. #042180
  7. #031a66
  8. #02144d
  9. #010d33
  10. #01071a
  11. #000000

Tints

#0742ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0742ff
  2. #2055ff
  3. #3968ff
  4. #517bff
  5. #6a8eff
  6. #83a1ff
  7. #9cb3ff
  8. #b5c6ff
  9. #cdd9ff
  10. #e6ecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0742ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0742ff
  2. #1348f2
  3. #1f4ee6
  4. #2b55d9
  5. #375bcc
  6. #4461c0
  7. #5067b3
  8. #5c6da6
  9. #687499
  10. #747a8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a54b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005cff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004cfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0069cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0742ff {
  color: #0742ff;
}
Background
.bg-0742ff {
  background-color: #0742ff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0742ff {
  border: 2px solid #0742ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0742ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 66 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 100% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0742ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0742ff, #4807ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0742ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 66 255 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.82 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.12 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.41 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.24 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.61 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.88 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.26 #f8bd00 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#0742ff  rgb(7, 66, 255)  hsl(226, 100%, 51%)  Majorelle Blue
#ffc407  rgb(255, 196, 7)  hsl(46, 100%, 51%)  Mikado Yellow
#ff0742  rgb(255, 7, 66)  hsl(346, 100%, 51%)  Tractor Red
#42ff07  rgb(66, 255, 7)  hsl(106, 100%, 51%)  Harlequin