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#6E55EA

#6e55ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6e55ea is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 33.33% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.99% cyan, 63.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 250.07°, with 78.01% saturation and 62.55% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.33.

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Relative luminance0.1575

Complementary

  1. #6e55ea
  2. #d1ea55

Split complementary

  1. #6e55ea
  2. #eab955
  3. #86ea55

Analogous

  1. #5586ea
  2. #6e55ea
  3. #b955ea

Triadic

  1. #6e55ea
  2. #ea6e55
  3. #55ea6e

Tetradic

  1. #6e55ea
  2. #ea55d1
  3. #d1ea55
  4. #55ea6e

Square

  1. #6e55ea
  2. #ea5586
  3. #d1ea55
  4. #55eab9

Monochromatic

  1. #281294
  2. #3a1bd8
  3. #6e55ea
  4. #a899f2
  5. #e2ddfb

Shades

#6e55ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e55ea
  2. #634dd3
  3. #5844bb
  4. #4d3ca4
  5. #42338c
  6. #372b75
  7. #2c225e
  8. #211a46
  9. #16112f
  10. #0b0917
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e55ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e55ea
  2. #7d66ec
  3. #8b77ee
  4. #9a88f0
  5. #a899f2
  6. #b7aaf5
  7. #c5bbf7
  8. #d4ccf9
  9. #e2ddfb
  10. #f1eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e55ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e55ea
  2. #7059df
  3. #725ed5
  4. #7362ca
  5. #7566c0
  6. #776bb5
  7. #796faa
  8. #7b73a0
  9. #7c7795
  10. #7e7c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e65ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ae7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3a7a98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3368ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3162e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #536dbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e55ea {
  color: #6e55ea;
}
Background
.bg-6e55ea {
  background-color: #6e55ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6e55ea {
  border: 2px solid #6e55ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e55ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 85 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 78% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e55ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e55ea, #b955ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e55ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 85 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.33 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.19 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.28 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.90 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.22 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.98 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.87 #91aa15 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#6e55ea  rgb(110, 85, 234)  hsl(250, 78%, 63%)  Majorelle Blue
#d1ea55  rgb(209, 234, 85)  hsl(70, 78%, 63%)  Pear
#ea6e55  rgb(234, 110, 85)  hsl(10, 78%, 63%)  Terra Cotta
#55ea6e  rgb(85, 234, 110)  hsl(130, 78%, 63%)  Pastel Green