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#6542E5

#6542e5 ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6542e5 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 25.88% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.9% cyan, 71.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 252.88°, with 75.81% saturation and 57.84% 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 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.1232

Complementary

  1. #6542e5
  2. #c2e542

Split complementary

  1. #6542e5
  2. #e5b642
  3. #71e542

Analogous

  1. #4271e5
  2. #6542e5
  3. #b642e5

Triadic

  1. #6542e5
  2. #e56542
  3. #42e565

Tetradic

  1. #6542e5
  2. #e542c2
  3. #c2e542
  4. #42e565

Square

  1. #6542e5
  2. #e54271
  3. #c2e542
  4. #42e5b6

Monochromatic

  1. #28117d
  2. #3e1ac0
  3. #6542e5
  4. #9c85ee
  5. #d3c8f7

Shades

#6542e5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6542e5
  2. #5b3bce
  3. #5135b7
  4. #472ea0
  5. #3d2889
  6. #332173
  7. #281a5c
  8. #1e1445
  9. #140d2e
  10. #0a0717
  11. #000000

Tints

#6542e5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6542e5
  2. #7455e8
  3. #8468ea
  4. #937bed
  5. #a38eef
  6. #b2a1f2
  7. #c1b3f5
  8. #d1c6f7
  9. #e0d9fa
  10. #f0ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6542e5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6542e5
  2. #6848db
  3. #6a4ed1
  4. #6d55c7
  5. #705bbd
  6. #7361b3
  7. #7567a8
  8. #786d9e
  9. #7b7494
  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 #6357a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067ea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005de2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #266e8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #075ae8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0654e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #475fb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6542e5 {
  color: #6542e5;
}
Background
.bg-6542e5 {
  background-color: #6542e5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6542e5 {
  border: 2px solid #6542e5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6542e5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 66 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 76% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6542e5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6542e5, #b642e5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6542e5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 66 229 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.55 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.50 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.25 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.49 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.62 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.72 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.36 #9abd1a Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#6542e5  rgb(101, 66, 229)  hsl(253, 76%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#c2e542  rgb(194, 229, 66)  hsl(73, 76%, 58%)  June Bud
#e56542  rgb(229, 101, 66)  hsl(13, 76%, 58%)  Burnt Sienna
#42e565  rgb(66, 229, 101)  hsl(133, 76%, 58%)  Malachite