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#6740EB

#6740eb ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6740eb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.17% cyan, 72.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 253.68°, with 81.04% saturation and 58.63% 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 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.11.

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Relative luminance0.1255

Complementary

  1. #6740eb
  2. #c4eb40

Split complementary

  1. #6740eb
  2. #ebbc40
  3. #6feb40

Analogous

  1. #406feb
  2. #6740eb
  3. #bc40eb

Triadic

  1. #6740eb
  2. #eb6740
  3. #40eb67

Tetradic

  1. #6740eb
  2. #eb40c4
  3. #c4eb40
  4. #40eb67

Square

  1. #6740eb
  2. #eb406f
  3. #c4eb40
  4. #40ebbc

Monochromatic

  1. #290e84
  2. #3e15c9
  3. #6740eb
  4. #9e85f2
  5. #d5cbfa

Shades

#6740eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6740eb
  2. #5d3ad4
  3. #5233bc
  4. #482da5
  5. #3e268d
  6. #342076
  7. #291a5e
  8. #1f1347
  9. #150d2f
  10. #0a0618
  11. #000000

Tints

#6740eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6740eb
  2. #7653ed
  3. #8566ef
  4. #9579f1
  5. #a48cf3
  6. #b3a0f5
  7. #c2b3f7
  8. #d1c6f9
  9. #e1d9fb
  10. #f0ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6740eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6740eb
  2. #6a46e0
  3. #6c4dd6
  4. #6f53cb
  5. #715ac0
  6. #7460b6
  7. #7666ab
  8. #796da0
  9. #7b7395
  10. #7e7a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6557ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ee8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #246f92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005bee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0054e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4860bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6740eb {
  color: #6740eb;
}
Background
.bg-6740eb {
  background-color: #6740eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6740eb {
  border: 2px solid #6740eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6740eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 103 64 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 81% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6740eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6740eb, #bc40eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6740eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(103 64 235 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.11 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.25 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.91 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.09 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.20 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.96 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.24 #98bf14 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#6740eb  rgb(103, 64, 235)  hsl(254, 81%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#c4eb40  rgb(196, 235, 64)  hsl(74, 81%, 59%)  Pear
#eb6740  rgb(235, 103, 64)  hsl(14, 81%, 59%)  Burnt Sienna
#40eb67  rgb(64, 235, 103)  hsl(134, 81%, 59%)  Malachite