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#6B4CED

#6b4ced ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6b4ced is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.96% red, 29.8% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.85% cyan, 67.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 251.55°, with 81.73% saturation and 61.37% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 2.91.

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Relative luminance0.1441

Complementary

  1. #6b4ced
  2. #ceed4c

Split complementary

  1. #6b4ced
  2. #edbb4c
  3. #7ded4c

Analogous

  1. #4c7ded
  2. #6b4ced
  3. #bb4ced

Triadic

  1. #6b4ced
  2. #ed6b4c
  3. #4ced6b

Tetradic

  1. #6b4ced
  2. #ed4cce
  3. #ceed4c
  4. #4ced6b

Square

  1. #6b4ced
  2. #ed4c7d
  3. #ceed4c
  4. #4cedbb

Monochromatic

  1. #280f91
  2. #3b16d7
  3. #6b4ced
  4. #a491f4
  5. #ded7fb

Shades

#6b4ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6b4ced
  2. #6044d5
  3. #563dbe
  4. #4b35a6
  5. #402e8e
  6. #362677
  7. #2b1e5f
  8. #201747
  9. #150f2f
  10. #0b0818
  11. #000000

Tints

#6b4ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6b4ced
  2. #7a5eef
  3. #8970f1
  4. #9782f2
  5. #a694f4
  6. #b5a6f6
  7. #c4b7f8
  8. #d3c9fa
  9. #e1dbfb
  10. #f0edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6b4ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6b4ced
  2. #6d51e2
  3. #6f56d7
  4. #715ccc
  5. #7361c1
  6. #7666b7
  7. #786bac
  8. #7a70a1
  9. #7c7696
  10. #7e7b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a5fae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ff2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2e7697 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1f63f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1e5ceb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e68bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6b4ced {
  color: #6b4ced;
}
Background
.bg-6b4ced {
  background-color: #6b4ced;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6b4ced {
  border: 2px solid #6b4ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6b4ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 76 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 82% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6b4ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6b4ced, #bb4ced);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6b4ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 76 237 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 2.91 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.87 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.40 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.37 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.13 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.46 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.62 #94b312 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#6b4ced  rgb(107, 76, 237)  hsl(252, 82%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#ceed4c  rgb(206, 237, 76)  hsl(72, 82%, 61%)  Pear
#ed6b4c  rgb(237, 107, 76)  hsl(12, 82%, 61%)  Burnt Sienna
#4ced6b  rgb(76, 237, 107)  hsl(132, 82%, 61%)  Spring Green