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#6C4ECE

#6c4ece ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6c4ece is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 30.59% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.57% cyan, 62.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 254.06°, with 56.64% saturation and 55.69% 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 5.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 2.86.

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Relative luminance0.1309

Complementary

  1. #6c4ece
  2. #b0ce4e

Split complementary

  1. #6c4ece
  2. #ceac4e
  3. #70ce4e

Analogous

  1. #4e70ce
  2. #6c4ece
  3. #ac4ece

Triadic

  1. #6c4ece
  2. #ce6c4e
  3. #4ece6c

Tetradic

  1. #6c4ece
  2. #ce4eb0
  3. #b0ce4e
  4. #4ece6c

Square

  1. #6c4ece
  2. #ce4e70
  3. #b0ce4e
  4. #4eceac

Monochromatic

  1. #2e1c67
  2. #492da3
  3. #6c4ece
  4. #9e8adf
  5. #d0c6ef

Shades

#6c4ece mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c4ece
  2. #6146b9
  3. #563ea5
  4. #4c3790
  5. #412f7c
  6. #362767
  7. #2b1f52
  8. #20173e
  9. #161029
  10. #0b0815
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c4ece mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c4ece
  2. #7b60d3
  3. #8971d8
  4. #9883dd
  5. #a795e2
  6. #b6a7e7
  7. #c4b8eb
  8. #d3caf0
  9. #e2dcf5
  10. #f0edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c4ece mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c4ece
  2. #6e53c6
  3. #7058be
  4. #725db7
  5. #7462af
  6. #7667a7
  7. #786c9f
  8. #7a7197
  9. #7c7690
  10. #7e7b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #685d9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4c6c87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d5fd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e5bcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5a61a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c4ece {
  color: #6c4ece;
}
Background
.bg-6c4ece {
  background-color: #6c4ece;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6c4ece {
  border: 2px solid #6c4ece;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c4ece;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 78 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 57% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c4ece {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c4ece, #ac4ece);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c4ece {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 78 206 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 2.86 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.06 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.51 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.58 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.10 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.66 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.26 #93b131 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#6c4ece  rgb(108, 78, 206)  hsl(254, 57%, 56%)  Majorelle Blue
#b0ce4e  rgb(176, 206, 78)  hsl(74, 57%, 56%)  June Bud
#ce6c4e  rgb(206, 108, 78)  hsl(14, 57%, 56%)  Terra Cotta
#4ece6c  rgb(78, 206, 108)  hsl(134, 57%, 56%)  Emerald