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#6A47EA

#6a47ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6a47ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.57% red, 27.84% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.7% cyan, 69.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 252.88°, with 79.51% saturation and 59.8% 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.09.

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Relative luminance0.1351

Complementary

  1. #6a47ea
  2. #c7ea47

Split complementary

  1. #6a47ea
  2. #eabb47
  3. #75ea47

Analogous

  1. #4775ea
  2. #6a47ea
  3. #bb47ea

Triadic

  1. #6a47ea
  2. #ea6a47
  3. #47ea6a

Tetradic

  1. #6a47ea
  2. #ea47c7
  3. #c7ea47
  4. #47ea6a

Square

  1. #6a47ea
  2. #ea4775
  3. #c7ea47
  4. #47eabb

Monochromatic

  1. #2a1088
  2. #3e17cd
  3. #6a47ea
  4. #a28cf2
  5. #d9d0fa

Shades

#6a47ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6a47ea
  2. #5f40d3
  3. #5539bb
  4. #4a32a4
  5. #402b8c
  6. #352475
  7. #2a1c5e
  8. #201546
  9. #150e2f
  10. #0b0717
  11. #000000

Tints

#6a47ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6a47ea
  2. #7959ec
  3. #886cee
  4. #977ef0
  5. #a691f2
  6. #b5a3f5
  7. #c3b5f7
  8. #d2c8f9
  9. #e1dafb
  10. #f0edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6a47ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6a47ea
  2. #6c4ddf
  3. #6e52d5
  4. #7158ca
  5. #735ec0
  6. #7564b5
  7. #7769aa
  8. #796fa0
  9. #7c7595
  10. #7e7a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #685cac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #307294 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #195fed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1858e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d64bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6a47ea {
  color: #6a47ea;
}
Background
.bg-6a47ea {
  background-color: #6a47ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6a47ea {
  border: 2px solid #6a47ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6a47ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 71 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6a47ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6a47ea, #bb47ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6a47ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 71 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.09 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.69 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.98 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.50 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.51 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.71 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.76 #95b815 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#6a47ea  rgb(106, 71, 234)  hsl(253, 80%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#c7ea47  rgb(199, 234, 71)  hsl(73, 80%, 60%)  Pear
#ea6a47  rgb(234, 106, 71)  hsl(13, 80%, 60%)  Burnt Sienna
#47ea6a  rgb(71, 234, 106)  hsl(133, 80%, 60%)  Malachite