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#6942E4

#6942e4 ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6942e4 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 25.88% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.95% cyan, 71.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 254.44°, with 75% saturation and 57.65% 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 6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.69.

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Relative luminance0.125

Complementary

  1. #6942e4
  2. #bde442

Split complementary

  1. #6942e4
  2. #e4ba42
  3. #6ce442

Analogous

  1. #426ce4
  2. #6942e4
  3. #ba42e4

Triadic

  1. #6942e4
  2. #e46942
  3. #42e469

Tetradic

  1. #6942e4
  2. #e442bd
  3. #bde442
  4. #42e469

Square

  1. #6942e4
  2. #e4426c
  3. #bde442
  4. #42e4ba

Monochromatic

  1. #2b127b
  2. #421bbe
  3. #6942e4
  4. #9e85ee
  5. #d3c8f7

Shades

#6942e4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6942e4
  2. #5f3bcd
  3. #5435b6
  4. #4a2ea0
  5. #3f2889
  6. #352172
  7. #2a1a5b
  8. #201444
  9. #150d2e
  10. #0b0717
  11. #000000

Tints

#6942e4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6942e4
  2. #7855e7
  3. #8768e9
  4. #967bec
  5. #a58eef
  6. #b4a1f2
  7. #c3b3f4
  8. #d2c6f7
  9. #e1d9fa
  10. #f0ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6942e4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6942e4
  2. #6b48da
  3. #6e4ed0
  4. #7055c6
  5. #725bbc
  6. #7561b2
  7. #7767a8
  8. #796d9e
  9. #7b7494
  10. #7e7a8a
  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 #6658a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067e9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ee1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #346d8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #175ae7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1954e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f5fb7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6942e4 {
  color: #6942e4;
}
Background
.bg-6942e4 {
  background-color: #6942e4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6942e4 {
  border: 2px solid #6942e4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6942e4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 66 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 75% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6942e4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6942e4, #ba42e4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6942e4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 66 228 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.69 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.70 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.79 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.59 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.64 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.70 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.28 #96bd1b Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#6942e4  rgb(105, 66, 228)  hsl(254, 75%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#bde442  rgb(189, 228, 66)  hsl(74, 75%, 58%)  June Bud
#e46942  rgb(228, 105, 66)  hsl(14, 75%, 58%)  Burnt Sienna
#42e469  rgb(66, 228, 105)  hsl(134, 75%, 58%)  Malachite