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#6040EA

#6040ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6040ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.65% red, 25.1% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.97% cyan, 72.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 251.29°, with 80.19% saturation and 58.43% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.96.

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Relative luminance0.1209

Complementary

  1. #6040ea
  2. #caea40

Split complementary

  1. #6040ea
  2. #eab540
  3. #75ea40

Analogous

  1. #4075ea
  2. #6040ea
  3. #b540ea

Triadic

  1. #6040ea
  2. #ea6040
  3. #40ea60

Tetradic

  1. #6040ea
  2. #ea40ca
  3. #caea40
  4. #40ea60

Square

  1. #6040ea
  2. #ea4075
  3. #caea40
  4. #40eab5

Monochromatic

  1. #240e83
  2. #3716c8
  3. #6040ea
  4. #9985f2
  5. #d3caf9

Shades

#6040ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6040ea
  2. #563ad3
  3. #4d33bb
  4. #432da4
  5. #3a268c
  6. #302075
  7. #261a5e
  8. #1d1346
  9. #130d2f
  10. #0a0617
  11. #000000

Tints

#6040ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6040ea
  2. #7053ec
  3. #8066ee
  4. #9079f0
  5. #a08cf2
  6. #b0a0f5
  7. #bfb3f7
  8. #cfc6f9
  9. #dfd9fb
  10. #efecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6040ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6040ea
  2. #6346df
  3. #664dd5
  4. #6a53ca
  5. #6d5ac0
  6. #7060b5
  7. #7366aa
  8. #766da0
  9. #7a7395
  10. #7d7a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6156aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ce7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005aed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0052e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b60bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6040ea {
  color: #6040ea;
}
Background
.bg-6040ea {
  background-color: #6040ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6040ea {
  border: 2px solid #6040ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6040ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 96 64 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 80% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6040ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6040ea, #b540ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6040ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(96 64 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.96 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.87 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.87 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.26 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.66 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.35 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.56 #9fbf15 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#6040ea  rgb(96, 64, 234)  hsl(251, 80%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#caea40  rgb(202, 234, 64)  hsl(71, 80%, 58%)  Pear
#ea6040  rgb(234, 96, 64)  hsl(11, 80%, 58%)  Tomato
#40ea60  rgb(64, 234, 96)  hsl(131, 80%, 58%)  Malachite