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#6A4BD3

#6a4bd3 ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6a4bd3 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.57% red, 29.41% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.76% cyan, 64.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 253.68°, with 60.71% saturation and 56.08% 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 5.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 2.51.

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Relative luminance0.128

Complementary

  1. #6a4bd3
  2. #b4d34b

Split complementary

  1. #6a4bd3
  2. #d3ae4b
  3. #70d34b

Analogous

  1. #4b70d3
  2. #6a4bd3
  3. #ae4bd3

Triadic

  1. #6a4bd3
  2. #d36a4b
  3. #4bd36a

Tetradic

  1. #6a4bd3
  2. #d34bb4
  3. #b4d34b
  4. #4bd36a

Square

  1. #6a4bd3
  2. #d34b70
  3. #b4d34b
  4. #4bd3ae

Monochromatic

  1. #2d1a6b
  2. #4629a8
  3. #6a4bd3
  4. #9d88e2
  5. #d0c6f1

Shades

#6a4bd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6a4bd3
  2. #5f44be
  3. #553ca9
  4. #4a3594
  5. #402d7f
  6. #35266a
  7. #2a1e54
  8. #20173f
  9. #150f2a
  10. #0b0815
  11. #000000

Tints

#6a4bd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6a4bd3
  2. #795dd7
  3. #886fdc
  4. #9781e0
  5. #a693e5
  6. #b5a5e9
  7. #c3b7ed
  8. #d2c9f2
  9. #e1dbf6
  10. #f0edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6a4bd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6a4bd3
  2. #6c50cb
  3. #6e56c2
  4. #715bba
  5. #7360b2
  6. #7566aa
  7. #776ba1
  8. #797099
  9. #7c7591
  10. #7e7b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #675b9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #456c88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #355dd6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3659d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5661ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6a4bd3 {
  color: #6a4bd3;
}
Background
.bg-6a4bd3 {
  background-color: #6a4bd3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6a4bd3 {
  border: 2px solid #6a4bd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6a4bd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 75 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 61% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6a4bd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6a4bd3, #ae4bd3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6a4bd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 75 211 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 2.51 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 2.95 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.27 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.43 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.15 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.94 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 9.08 #95b42c Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#6a4bd3  rgb(106, 75, 211)  hsl(254, 61%, 56%)  Majorelle Blue
#b4d34b  rgb(180, 211, 75)  hsl(74, 61%, 56%)  June Bud
#d36a4b  rgb(211, 106, 75)  hsl(14, 61%, 56%)  Terra Cotta
#4bd36a  rgb(75, 211, 106)  hsl(134, 61%, 56%)  Malachite