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#6640EA

#6640ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6640ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 25.1% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.41% cyan, 72.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 253.41°, 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 6.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.05.

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Relative luminance0.1243

Complementary

  1. #6640ea
  2. #c4ea40

Split complementary

  1. #6640ea
  2. #eabb40
  3. #6fea40

Analogous

  1. #406fea
  2. #6640ea
  3. #bb40ea

Triadic

  1. #6640ea
  2. #ea6640
  3. #40ea66

Tetradic

  1. #6640ea
  2. #ea40c4
  3. #c4ea40
  4. #40ea66

Square

  1. #6640ea
  2. #ea406f
  3. #c4ea40
  4. #40eabb

Monochromatic

  1. #280e83
  2. #3e16c8
  3. #6640ea
  4. #9d85f2
  5. #d4caf9

Shades

#6640ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6640ea
  2. #5c3ad3
  3. #5233bb
  4. #472da4
  5. #3d268c
  6. #332075
  7. #291a5e
  8. #1f1346
  9. #140d2f
  10. #0a0617
  11. #000000

Tints

#6640ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6640ea
  2. #7553ec
  3. #8566ee
  4. #9479f0
  5. #a38cf2
  6. #b3a0f5
  7. #c2b3f7
  8. #d1c6f9
  9. #e0d9fb
  10. #f0ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6640ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6640ea
  2. #6946df
  3. #6b4dd5
  4. #6e53ca
  5. #705ac0
  6. #7360b5
  7. #7666aa
  8. #786da0
  9. #7b7395
  10. #7d7a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6457aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ee7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #226f92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005aed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0053e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4760bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6640ea {
  color: #6640ea;
}
Background
.bg-6640ea {
  background-color: #6640ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6640ea {
  border: 2px solid #6640ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6640ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 64 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 80% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6640ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6640ea, #bb40ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6640ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 64 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.05 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.13 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.99 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.12 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.14 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.09 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.22 #99bf15 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#6640ea  rgb(102, 64, 234)  hsl(253, 80%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#c4ea40  rgb(196, 234, 64)  hsl(73, 80%, 58%)  Pear
#ea6640  rgb(234, 102, 64)  hsl(13, 80%, 58%)  Burnt Sienna
#40ea66  rgb(64, 234, 102)  hsl(133, 80%, 58%)  Malachite