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#684BD1

#684bd1 ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#684bd1 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 29.41% green and 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.24% cyan, 64.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 252.99°, with 59.29% saturation and 55.69% 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 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 2.49.

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Relative luminance0.1258

Complementary

  1. #684bd1
  2. #b4d14b

Split complementary

  1. #684bd1
  2. #d1ab4b
  3. #71d14b

Analogous

  1. #4b71d1
  2. #684bd1
  3. #ab4bd1

Triadic

  1. #684bd1
  2. #d1684b
  3. #4bd168

Tetradic

  1. #684bd1
  2. #d14bb4
  3. #b4d14b
  4. #4bd168

Square

  1. #684bd1
  2. #d14b71
  3. #b4d14b
  4. #4bd1ab

Monochromatic

  1. #2b1b68
  2. #452aa5
  3. #684bd1
  4. #9b88e1
  5. #cec5f0

Shades

#684bd1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #684bd1
  2. #5e44bc
  3. #533ca7
  4. #493592
  5. #3e2d7d
  6. #342669
  7. #2a1e54
  8. #1f173f
  9. #150f2a
  10. #0a0815
  11. #000000

Tints

#684bd1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #684bd1
  2. #775dd6
  3. #866fda
  4. #9581df
  5. #a493e3
  6. #b4a5e8
  7. #c3b7ed
  8. #d2c9f1
  9. #e1dbf6
  10. #f0edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#684bd1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #684bd1
  2. #6a50c9
  3. #6d56c1
  4. #6f5bb9
  5. #7260b1
  6. #7466a9
  7. #766ba0
  8. #797098
  9. #7b7590
  10. #7e7b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #655b9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #426c87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #345dd4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3558cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5460aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-684bd1 {
  color: #684bd1;
}
Background
.bg-684bd1 {
  background-color: #684bd1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-684bd1 {
  border: 2px solid #684bd1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #684bd1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 75 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 59% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-684bd1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #684bd1, #ab4bd1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-684bd1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 75 209 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 2.49 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 2.63 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.26 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.03 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.44 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.88 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 9.10 #97b42e Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#684bd1  rgb(104, 75, 209)  hsl(253, 59%, 56%)  Majorelle Blue
#b4d14b  rgb(180, 209, 75)  hsl(73, 59%, 56%)  June Bud
#d1684b  rgb(209, 104, 75)  hsl(13, 59%, 56%)  Terra Cotta
#4bd168  rgb(75, 209, 104)  hsl(133, 59%, 56%)  Malachite