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#6A42E9

#6a42e9 ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6a42e9 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.57% red, 25.88% green and 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.51% cyan, 71.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 254.37°, with 79.15% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.84.

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Relative luminance0.1284

Complementary

  1. #6a42e9
  2. #c1e942

Split complementary

  1. #6a42e9
  2. #e9be42
  3. #6ee942

Analogous

  1. #426ee9
  2. #6a42e9
  3. #be42e9

Triadic

  1. #6a42e9
  2. #e96a42
  3. #42e96a

Tetradic

  1. #6a42e9
  2. #e942c1
  3. #c1e942
  4. #42e96a

Square

  1. #6a42e9
  2. #e9426e
  3. #c1e942
  4. #42e9be

Monochromatic

  1. #2b0f83
  2. #4117c7
  3. #6a42e9
  4. #a087f1
  5. #d6cbf9

Shades

#6a42e9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6a42e9
  2. #5f3bd2
  3. #5535ba
  4. #4a2ea3
  5. #40288c
  6. #352175
  7. #2a1a5d
  8. #201446
  9. #150d2f
  10. #0b0717
  11. #000000

Tints

#6a42e9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6a42e9
  2. #7955eb
  3. #8868ed
  4. #977bf0
  5. #a68ef2
  6. #b5a1f4
  7. #c3b3f6
  8. #d2c6f8
  9. #e1d9fb
  10. #f0ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6a42e9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6a42e9
  2. #6c48df
  3. #6e4ed4
  4. #7155ca
  5. #735bbf
  6. #7561b5
  7. #7767aa
  8. #796da0
  9. #7c7495
  10. #7e7a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6759aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fe6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #316f92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #105cec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1255e7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e60bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6a42e9 {
  color: #6a42e9;
}
Background
.bg-6a42e9 {
  background-color: #6a42e9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6a42e9 {
  border: 2px solid #6a42e9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6a42e9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 66 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 79% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6a42e9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6a42e9, #be42e9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6a42e9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 66 233 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.84 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.08 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.77 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.48 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.74 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.80 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.00 #95bd16 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#6a42e9  rgb(106, 66, 233)  hsl(254, 79%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#c1e942  rgb(193, 233, 66)  hsl(74, 79%, 59%)  June Bud
#e96a42  rgb(233, 106, 66)  hsl(14, 79%, 59%)  Burnt Sienna
#42e96a  rgb(66, 233, 106)  hsl(134, 79%, 59%)  Malachite