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#6342EC

#6342ec ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6342ec is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 38.82% red, 25.88% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.05% cyan, 72.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 251.65°, with 81.73% saturation and 59.22% 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 5.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.68.

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Relative luminance0.1261

Complementary

  1. #6342ec
  2. #cbec42

Split complementary

  1. #6342ec
  2. #ecb842
  3. #76ec42

Analogous

  1. #4276ec
  2. #6342ec
  3. #b842ec

Triadic

  1. #6342ec
  2. #ec6342
  3. #42ec63

Tetradic

  1. #6342ec
  2. #ec42cb
  3. #cbec42
  4. #42ec63

Square

  1. #6342ec
  2. #ec4276
  3. #cbec42
  4. #42ecb8

Monochromatic

  1. #250e87
  2. #3815cd
  3. #6342ec
  4. #9c88f3
  5. #d6cdfa

Shades

#6342ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6342ec
  2. #593bd4
  3. #4f35bd
  4. #452ea5
  5. #3b288e
  6. #322176
  7. #281a5e
  8. #1e1447
  9. #140d2f
  10. #0a0718
  11. #000000

Tints

#6342ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6342ec
  2. #7355ee
  3. #8268f0
  4. #927bf2
  5. #a18ef4
  6. #b1a1f6
  7. #c1b3f7
  8. #d0c6f9
  9. #e0d9fb
  10. #efecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6342ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6342ec
  2. #6648e1
  3. #694ed6
  4. #6c55cc
  5. #6f5bc1
  6. #7261b6
  7. #7467ab
  8. #776da0
  9. #7a7496
  10. #7d7a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6358ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ee9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #087193 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005cef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0054ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4061bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6342ec {
  color: #6342ec;
}
Background
.bg-6342ec {
  background-color: #6342ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6342ec {
  border: 2px solid #6342ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6342ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 99 66 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 82% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6342ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6342ec, #b842ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6342ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(99 66 236 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.68 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.88 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.40 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.54 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.57 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.00 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.55 #9cbd13 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#6342ec  rgb(99, 66, 236)  hsl(252, 82%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#cbec42  rgb(203, 236, 66)  hsl(72, 82%, 59%)  Pear
#ec6342  rgb(236, 99, 66)  hsl(12, 82%, 59%)  Tomato
#42ec63  rgb(66, 236, 99)  hsl(132, 82%, 59%)  Malachite