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#6740EA

#6740ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6740ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.39% red, 25.1% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.98% cyan, 72.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 253.76°, 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 6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.08.

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Relative luminance0.1249

Complementary

  1. #6740ea
  2. #c3ea40

Split complementary

  1. #6740ea
  2. #eabc40
  3. #6eea40

Analogous

  1. #406eea
  2. #6740ea
  3. #bc40ea

Triadic

  1. #6740ea
  2. #ea6740
  3. #40ea67

Tetradic

  1. #6740ea
  2. #ea40c3
  3. #c3ea40
  4. #40ea67

Square

  1. #6740ea
  2. #ea406e
  3. #c3ea40
  4. #40eabc

Monochromatic

  1. #290e83
  2. #3f16c8
  3. #6740ea
  4. #9e85f2
  5. #d5caf9

Shades

#6740ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6740ea
  2. #5d3ad3
  3. #5233bb
  4. #482da4
  5. #3e268c
  6. #342075
  7. #291a5e
  8. #1f1346
  9. #150d2f
  10. #0a0617
  11. #000000

Tints

#6740ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6740ea
  2. #7653ec
  3. #8566ee
  4. #9579f0
  5. #a48cf2
  6. #b3a0f5
  7. #c2b3f7
  8. #d1c6f9
  9. #e1d9fb
  10. #f0ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6740ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6740ea
  2. #6a46df
  3. #6c4dd5
  4. #6f53ca
  5. #715ac0
  6. #7460b5
  7. #7666aa
  8. #796da0
  9. #7b7395
  10. #7e7a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6557aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ee7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #266f92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005aed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0053e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #495fbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6740ea {
  color: #6740ea;
}
Background
.bg-6740ea {
  background-color: #6740ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6740ea {
  border: 2px solid #6740ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6740ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 103 64 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 80% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6740ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6740ea, #bc40ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6740ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(103 64 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.08 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.18 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.89 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.11 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.19 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.99 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.21 #98bf15 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#6740ea  rgb(103, 64, 234)  hsl(254, 80%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#c3ea40  rgb(195, 234, 64)  hsl(74, 80%, 58%)  Pear
#ea6740  rgb(234, 103, 64)  hsl(14, 80%, 58%)  Burnt Sienna
#40ea67  rgb(64, 234, 103)  hsl(134, 80%, 58%)  Malachite