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#6742E7

#6742e7 ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6742e7 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.39% red, 25.88% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.41% cyan, 71.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 253.45°, with 77.46% saturation and 58.24% 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 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.65.

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Web safe#6633ff
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Relative luminance0.1255

Complementary

  1. #6742e7
  2. #c2e742

Split complementary

  1. #6742e7
  2. #e7b942
  3. #70e742

Analogous

  1. #4270e7
  2. #6742e7
  3. #b942e7

Triadic

  1. #6742e7
  2. #e76742
  3. #42e767

Tetradic

  1. #6742e7
  2. #e742c2
  3. #c2e742
  4. #42e767

Square

  1. #6742e7
  2. #e74270
  3. #c2e742
  4. #42e7b9

Monochromatic

  1. #291080
  2. #3f19c4
  3. #6742e7
  4. #9e86f0
  5. #d4caf8

Shades

#6742e7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6742e7
  2. #5d3bd0
  3. #5235b9
  4. #482ea2
  5. #3e288b
  6. #342174
  7. #291a5c
  8. #1f1445
  9. #150d2e
  10. #0a0717
  11. #000000

Tints

#6742e7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6742e7
  2. #7655e9
  3. #8568ec
  4. #957bee
  5. #a48ef1
  6. #b3a1f3
  7. #c2b3f5
  8. #d1c6f8
  9. #e1d9fa
  10. #f0ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6742e7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6742e7
  2. #6a48dd
  3. #6c4ed2
  4. #6f55c8
  5. #715bbe
  6. #7461b4
  7. #7667a9
  8. #796d9f
  9. #7b7495
  10. #7e7a8a
  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 #6558a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ee4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2a6f91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #095bea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0a54e5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a60ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6742e7 {
  color: #6742e7;
}
Background
.bg-6742e7 {
  background-color: #6742e7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6742e7 {
  border: 2px solid #6742e7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6742e7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 103 66 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 77% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6742e7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6742e7, #b942e7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6742e7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(103 66 231 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.65 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.75 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.05 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.54 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.57 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.75 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.34 #98bd18 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#6742e7  rgb(103, 66, 231)  hsl(253, 77%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#c2e742  rgb(194, 231, 66)  hsl(73, 77%, 58%)  June Bud
#e76742  rgb(231, 103, 66)  hsl(13, 77%, 58%)  Burnt Sienna
#42e767  rgb(66, 231, 103)  hsl(133, 77%, 58%)  Malachite