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#6D50EA

#6d50ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6d50ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.75% red, 31.37% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.42% cyan, 65.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 251.3°, with 78.57% saturation and 61.57% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 2.8.

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Relative luminance0.1493

Complementary

  1. #6d50ea
  2. #cdea50

Split complementary

  1. #6d50ea
  2. #eaba50
  3. #80ea50

Analogous

  1. #5080ea
  2. #6d50ea
  3. #ba50ea

Triadic

  1. #6d50ea
  2. #ea6d50
  3. #50ea6d

Tetradic

  1. #6d50ea
  2. #ea50cd
  3. #cdea50
  4. #50ea6d

Square

  1. #6d50ea
  2. #ea5080
  3. #cdea50
  4. #50eaba

Monochromatic

  1. #291190
  2. #3d19d4
  3. #6d50ea
  4. #a694f2
  5. #dfd9fa

Shades

#6d50ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6d50ea
  2. #6248d3
  3. #5740bb
  4. #4c38a4
  5. #41308c
  6. #372875
  7. #2c205e
  8. #211846
  9. #16102f
  10. #0b0817
  11. #000000

Tints

#6d50ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6d50ea
  2. #7c62ec
  3. #8a73ee
  4. #9985f0
  5. #a796f2
  6. #b6a8f5
  7. #c5b9f7
  8. #d3cbf9
  9. #e2dcfb
  10. #f0eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6d50ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6d50ea
  2. #6f55df
  3. #715ad5
  4. #735eca
  5. #7563c0
  6. #7768b5
  7. #786daa
  8. #7a72a0
  9. #7c7695
  10. #7e7b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c62ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #377796 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2b65ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2b5fe8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5269be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6d50ea {
  color: #6d50ea;
}
Background
.bg-6d50ea {
  background-color: #6d50ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6d50ea {
  border: 2px solid #6d50ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6d50ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 109 80 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 79% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6d50ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6d50ea, #ba50ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6d50ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(109 80 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 2.80 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.64 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.81 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.19 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.92 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.07 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.17 #92af15 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#6d50ea  rgb(109, 80, 234)  hsl(251, 79%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#cdea50  rgb(205, 234, 80)  hsl(71, 79%, 62%)  Pear
#ea6d50  rgb(234, 109, 80)  hsl(11, 79%, 62%)  Burnt Sienna
#50ea6d  rgb(80, 234, 109)  hsl(131, 79%, 62%)  Pastel Green