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#6D55DD

#6d55dd ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6d55dd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.75% red, 33.33% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.68% cyan, 61.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 250.59°, with 66.67% saturation and 60% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 2.44.

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Relative luminance0.1497

Complementary

  1. #6d55dd
  2. #c5dd55

Split complementary

  1. #6d55dd
  2. #ddb155
  3. #81dd55

Analogous

  1. #5581dd
  2. #6d55dd
  3. #b155dd

Triadic

  1. #6d55dd
  2. #dd6d55
  3. #55dd6d

Tetradic

  1. #6d55dd
  2. #dd55c5
  3. #c5dd55
  4. #55dd6d

Square

  1. #6d55dd
  2. #dd5581
  3. #c5dd55
  4. #55ddb1

Monochromatic

  1. #2c1980
  2. #4126bf
  3. #6d55dd
  4. #a495ea
  5. #dbd4f7

Shades

#6d55dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6d55dd
  2. #624dc7
  3. #5744b1
  4. #4c3c9b
  5. #413385
  6. #372b6f
  7. #2c2258
  8. #211a42
  9. #16112c
  10. #0b0916
  11. #000000

Tints

#6d55dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6d55dd
  2. #7c66e0
  3. #8a77e4
  4. #9988e7
  5. #a799eb
  6. #b6aaee
  7. #c5bbf1
  8. #d3ccf5
  9. #e2ddf8
  10. #f0eefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6d55dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6d55dd
  2. #6f59d4
  3. #715eca
  4. #7362c1
  5. #7566b8
  6. #776baf
  7. #786fa5
  8. #7a739c
  9. #7c7793
  10. #7e7c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c64a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #437591 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b66e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a61db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #576ab4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6d55dd {
  color: #6d55dd;
}
Background
.bg-6d55dd {
  background-color: #6d55dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6d55dd {
  border: 2px solid #6d55dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6d55dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 109 85 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 67% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6d55dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6d55dd, #b155dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6d55dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(109 85 221 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 2.44 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 2.68 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.01 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.66 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.73 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.88 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.97 #92aa22 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#6d55dd  rgb(109, 85, 221)  hsl(251, 67%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#c5dd55  rgb(197, 221, 85)  hsl(71, 67%, 60%)  June Bud
#dd6d55  rgb(221, 109, 85)  hsl(11, 67%, 60%)  Terra Cotta
#55dd6d  rgb(85, 221, 109)  hsl(131, 67%, 60%)  Pastel Green