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#6442E6

#6442e6 ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6442e6 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.22% red, 25.88% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.52% cyan, 71.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 252.44°, with 76.64% saturation and 58.04% 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 6.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.54.

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Relative luminance0.1232

Complementary

  1. #6442e6
  2. #c4e642

Split complementary

  1. #6442e6
  2. #e6b642
  3. #72e642

Analogous

  1. #4272e6
  2. #6442e6
  3. #b642e6

Triadic

  1. #6442e6
  2. #e66442
  3. #42e664

Tetradic

  1. #6442e6
  2. #e642c4
  3. #c4e642
  4. #42e664

Square

  1. #6442e6
  2. #e64272
  3. #c4e642
  4. #42e6b6

Monochromatic

  1. #27117e
  2. #3d1ac2
  3. #6442e6
  4. #9b86ef
  5. #d3c9f8

Shades

#6442e6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6442e6
  2. #5a3bcf
  3. #5035b8
  4. #462ea1
  5. #3c288a
  6. #322173
  7. #281a5c
  8. #1e1445
  9. #140d2e
  10. #0a0717
  11. #000000

Tints

#6442e6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6442e6
  2. #7455e9
  3. #8368eb
  4. #937bee
  5. #a28ef0
  6. #b2a1f3
  7. #c1b3f5
  8. #d1c6f8
  9. #e0d9fa
  10. #f0ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6442e6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6442e6
  2. #6748dc
  3. #6a4ed2
  4. #6c55c7
  5. #6f5bbd
  6. #7261b3
  7. #7567a9
  8. #786d9f
  9. #7a7494
  10. #7d7a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6357a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005de3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #206f90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ae9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0054e4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4560b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6442e6 {
  color: #6442e6;
}
Background
.bg-6442e6 {
  background-color: #6442e6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6442e6 {
  border: 2px solid #6442e6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6442e6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 100 66 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 77% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6442e6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6442e6, #b642e6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6442e6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(100 66 230 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.54 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.50 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.38 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.43 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.62 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.77 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.40 #9bbd19 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#6442e6  rgb(100, 66, 230)  hsl(252, 77%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#c4e642  rgb(196, 230, 66)  hsl(72, 77%, 58%)  Pear
#e66442  rgb(230, 100, 66)  hsl(12, 77%, 58%)  Burnt Sienna
#42e664  rgb(66, 230, 100)  hsl(132, 77%, 58%)  Malachite