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#1740FF

#1740ff ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1740ff is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 25.1% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.98% cyan, 74.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 229.4°, with 100% saturation and 54.51% 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 6.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 6.76.

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Relative luminance0.1107

Complementary

  1. #1740ff
  2. #ffd617

Split complementary

  1. #1740ff
  2. #ff6217
  3. #b4ff17

Analogous

  1. #17b4ff
  2. #1740ff
  3. #6217ff

Triadic

  1. #1740ff
  2. #ff1740
  3. #40ff17

Tetradic

  1. #1740ff
  2. #d617ff
  3. #ffd617
  4. #40ff17

Square

  1. #1740ff
  2. #ff17b4
  3. #ffd617
  4. #17ff62

Monochromatic

  1. #00167d
  2. #0024ca
  3. #1740ff
  4. #647fff
  5. #b0beff

Shades

#1740ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1740ff
  2. #153ae6
  3. #1233cc
  4. #102db3
  5. #0e2699
  6. #0c2080
  7. #091a66
  8. #07134d
  9. #050d33
  10. #02061a
  11. #000000

Tints

#1740ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1740ff
  2. #2e53ff
  3. #4566ff
  4. #5d79ff
  5. #748cff
  6. #8ba0ff
  7. #a2b3ff
  8. #b9c6ff
  9. #d1d9ff
  10. #e8ecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1740ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1740ff
  2. #2246f2
  3. #2c4de6
  4. #3753d9
  5. #415acc
  6. #4c60c0
  7. #5666b3
  8. #616da6
  9. #6b7399
  10. #767a8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b53b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052fc ≈ 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-1740ff {
  color: #1740ff;
}
Background
.bg-1740ff {
  background-color: #1740ff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1740ff {
  border: 2px solid #1740ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1740ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 64 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 100% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1740ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1740ff, #6217ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1740ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 64 255 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.76 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.83 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.09 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.70 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.16 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.79 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.87 #e8bf00 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#1740ff  rgb(23, 64, 255)  hsl(229, 100%, 55%)  Majorelle Blue
#ffd617  rgb(255, 214, 23)  hsl(49, 100%, 55%)  Gold
#ff1740  rgb(255, 23, 64)  hsl(349, 100%, 55%)  Tractor Red
#40ff17  rgb(64, 255, 23)  hsl(109, 100%, 55%)  Neon Green