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#6E40DC

#6e40dc ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6e40dc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 25.1% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 70.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 257.69°, with 69.03% 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 6.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.45.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.1215

Complementary

  1. #6e40dc
  2. #aedc40

Split complementary

  1. #6e40dc
  2. #dcbc40
  3. #60dc40

Analogous

  1. #4060dc
  2. #6e40dc
  3. #bc40dc

Triadic

  1. #6e40dc
  2. #dc6e40
  3. #40dc6e

Tetradic

  1. #6e40dc
  2. #dc40ae
  3. #aedc40
  4. #40dc6e

Square

  1. #6e40dc
  2. #dc4060
  3. #aedc40
  4. #40dcbc

Monochromatic

  1. #2f146f
  2. #4a20af
  3. #6e40dc
  4. #9f81e8
  5. #d0c1f4

Shades

#6e40dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e40dc
  2. #633ac6
  3. #5833b0
  4. #4d2d9a
  5. #422684
  6. #37206e
  7. #2c1a58
  8. #211342
  9. #160d2c
  10. #0b0616
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e40dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e40dc
  2. #7d53e0
  3. #8b66e3
  4. #9a79e7
  5. #a88cea
  6. #b7a0ee
  7. #c5b3f1
  8. #d4c6f5
  9. #e2d9f8
  10. #f1ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e40dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e40dc
  2. #7046d3
  3. #724dca
  4. #7353c0
  5. #755ab7
  6. #7760ae
  7. #7966a5
  8. #7b6d9c
  9. #7c7392
  10. #7e7a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6756a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ed9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #47698a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2858df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2c54da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #595bb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e40dc {
  color: #6e40dc;
}
Background
.bg-6e40dc {
  background-color: #6e40dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6e40dc {
  border: 2px solid #6e40dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e40dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 64 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 69% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e40dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e40dc, #bc40dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e40dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 64 220 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.45 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.94 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.10 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.53 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.86 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.88 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.00 #91bf23 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#6e40dc  rgb(110, 64, 220)  hsl(258, 69%, 56%)  Majorelle Blue
#aedc40  rgb(174, 220, 64)  hsl(78, 69%, 56%)  June Bud
#dc6e40  rgb(220, 110, 64)  hsl(18, 69%, 56%)  Burnt Sienna
#40dc6e  rgb(64, 220, 110)  hsl(138, 69%, 56%)  Malachite