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#6140EA

#6140ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6140ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 38.04% red, 25.1% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.55% cyan, 72.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 251.65°, 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 6.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.97.

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Relative luminance0.1215

Complementary

  1. #6140ea
  2. #c9ea40

Split complementary

  1. #6140ea
  2. #eab640
  3. #74ea40

Analogous

  1. #4074ea
  2. #6140ea
  3. #b640ea

Triadic

  1. #6140ea
  2. #ea6140
  3. #40ea61

Tetradic

  1. #6140ea
  2. #ea40c9
  3. #c9ea40
  4. #40ea61

Square

  1. #6140ea
  2. #ea4074
  3. #c9ea40
  4. #40eab6

Monochromatic

  1. #250e83
  2. #3816c8
  3. #6140ea
  4. #9a85f2
  5. #d3caf9

Shades

#6140ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6140ea
  2. #573ad3
  3. #4e33bb
  4. #442da4
  5. #3a268c
  6. #312075
  7. #271a5e
  8. #1d1346
  9. #130d2f
  10. #0a0617
  11. #000000

Tints

#6140ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6140ea
  2. #7153ec
  3. #8166ee
  4. #9079f0
  5. #a08cf2
  6. #b0a0f5
  7. #c0b3f7
  8. #d0c6f9
  9. #dfd9fb
  10. #efecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6140ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6140ea
  2. #6446df
  3. #674dd5
  4. #6a53ca
  5. #6d5ac0
  6. #7160b5
  7. #7466aa
  8. #776da0
  9. #7a7395
  10. #7d7a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.43:1 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 #3d60bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6140ea {
  color: #6140ea;
}
Background
.bg-6140ea {
  background-color: #6140ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6140ea {
  border: 2px solid #6140ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6140ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 97 64 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 80% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6140ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6140ea, #b640ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6140ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(97 64 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.97 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.90 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.91 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.23 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.55 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.33 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.57 #9ebf15 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#6140ea  rgb(97, 64, 234)  hsl(252, 80%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#c9ea40  rgb(201, 234, 64)  hsl(72, 80%, 58%)  Pear
#ea6140  rgb(234, 97, 64)  hsl(12, 80%, 58%)  Tomato
#40ea61  rgb(64, 234, 97)  hsl(132, 80%, 58%)  Malachite