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#6142DC

#6142dc ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6142dc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 38.04% red, 25.88% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.91% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 252.08°, with 68.75% saturation and 56.08% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.54.

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Relative luminance0.1161

Complementary

  1. #6142dc
  2. #bddc42

Split complementary

  1. #6142dc
  2. #dcae42
  3. #70dc42

Analogous

  1. #4270dc
  2. #6142dc
  3. #ae42dc

Triadic

  1. #6142dc
  2. #dc6142
  3. #42dc61

Tetradic

  1. #6142dc
  2. #dc42bd
  3. #bddc42
  4. #42dc61

Square

  1. #6142dc
  2. #dc4270
  3. #bddc42
  4. #42dcae

Monochromatic

  1. #271570
  2. #3e21b1
  3. #6142dc
  4. #9783e8
  5. #cdc3f4

Shades

#6142dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6142dc
  2. #573bc6
  3. #4e35b0
  4. #442e9a
  5. #3a2884
  6. #31216e
  7. #271a58
  8. #1d1442
  9. #130d2c
  10. #0a0716
  11. #000000

Tints

#6142dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6142dc
  2. #7155e0
  3. #8168e3
  4. #907be7
  5. #a08eea
  6. #b0a1ee
  7. #c0b3f1
  8. #d0c6f5
  9. #dfd9f8
  10. #efecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6142dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6142dc
  2. #6448d3
  3. #674eca
  4. #6a55c0
  5. #6d5bb7
  6. #7161ae
  7. #7467a5
  8. #776d9c
  9. #7a7492
  10. #7d7a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6055a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #246b8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1058df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0e52da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #445db1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6142dc {
  color: #6142dc;
}
Background
.bg-6142dc {
  background-color: #6142dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6142dc {
  border: 2px solid #6142dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6142dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 97 66 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 69% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6142dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6142dc, #ae42dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6142dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(97 66 220 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.54 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.84 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.04 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.55 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.63 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.78 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.09 #9ebd23 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#6142dc  rgb(97, 66, 220)  hsl(252, 69%, 56%)  Majorelle Blue
#bddc42  rgb(189, 220, 66)  hsl(72, 69%, 56%)  June Bud
#dc6142  rgb(220, 97, 66)  hsl(12, 69%, 56%)  Terra Cotta
#42dc61  rgb(66, 220, 97)  hsl(132, 69%, 56%)  Malachite