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#664AE2

#664ae2 ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#664ae2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 29.02% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.87% cyan, 67.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 251.05°, with 72.38% saturation and 58.82% 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 1.93.

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Relative luminance0.1321

Complementary

  1. #664ae2
  2. #c6e24a

Split complementary

  1. #664ae2
  2. #e2b24a
  3. #7ae24a

Analogous

  1. #4a7ae2
  2. #664ae2
  3. #b24ae2

Triadic

  1. #664ae2
  2. #e2664a
  3. #4ae266

Tetradic

  1. #664ae2
  2. #e24ac6
  3. #c6e24a
  4. #4ae266

Square

  1. #664ae2
  2. #e24a7a
  3. #c6e24a
  4. #4ae2b2

Monochromatic

  1. #28147f
  2. #3d1fc1
  3. #664ae2
  4. #9e8ced
  5. #d5cef7

Shades

#664ae2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #664ae2
  2. #5c43cb
  3. #523bb5
  4. #47349e
  5. #3d2c88
  6. #332571
  7. #291e5a
  8. #1f1644
  9. #140f2d
  10. #0a0717
  11. #000000

Tints

#664ae2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #664ae2
  2. #755ce5
  3. #856ee8
  4. #9480eb
  5. #a392ee
  6. #b3a5f1
  7. #c2b7f3
  8. #d1c9f6
  9. #e0dbf9
  10. #f0edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#664ae2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #664ae2
  2. #694fd8
  3. #6b55ce
  4. #6e5ac5
  5. #7060bb
  6. #7365b1
  7. #766aa7
  8. #78709d
  9. #7b7594
  10. #7d7b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #665ca6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ae7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2c7190 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #215fe5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1f59e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a64b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-664ae2 {
  color: #664ae2;
}
Background
.bg-664ae2 {
  background-color: #664ae2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-664ae2 {
  border: 2px solid #664ae2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #664ae2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 74 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 72% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-664ae2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #664ae2, #b24ae2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-664ae2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 74 226 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 1.93 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.42 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.02 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.26 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.53 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.25 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.34 #99b51d Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#664ae2  rgb(102, 74, 226)  hsl(251, 72%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#c6e24a  rgb(198, 226, 74)  hsl(71, 72%, 59%)  June Bud
#e2664a  rgb(226, 102, 74)  hsl(11, 72%, 59%)  Terra Cotta
#4ae266  rgb(74, 226, 102)  hsl(131, 72%, 59%)  Malachite