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#6F56EA

#6f56ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6f56ea is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.53% red, 33.73% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.56% cyan, 63.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 250.14°, with 77.89% saturation and 62.75% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.58.

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Relative luminance0.1598

Complementary

  1. #6f56ea
  2. #d1ea56

Split complementary

  1. #6f56ea
  2. #eab956
  3. #87ea56

Analogous

  1. #5687ea
  2. #6f56ea
  3. #b956ea

Triadic

  1. #6f56ea
  2. #ea6f56
  3. #56ea6f

Tetradic

  1. #6f56ea
  2. #ea56d1
  3. #d1ea56
  4. #56ea6f

Square

  1. #6f56ea
  2. #ea5687
  3. #d1ea56
  4. #56eab9

Monochromatic

  1. #281295
  2. #3b1bd9
  3. #6f56ea
  4. #a99af2
  5. #e3defb

Shades

#6f56ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6f56ea
  2. #644dd3
  3. #5945bb
  4. #4e3ca4
  5. #43348c
  6. #382b75
  7. #2c225e
  8. #211a46
  9. #16112f
  10. #0b0917
  11. #000000

Tints

#6f56ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6f56ea
  2. #7d67ec
  3. #8c78ee
  4. #9a89f0
  5. #a99af2
  6. #b7abf5
  7. #c5bbf7
  8. #d4ccf9
  9. #e2ddfb
  10. #f1eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6f56ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6f56ea
  2. #715adf
  3. #725ed5
  4. #7463ca
  5. #7667c0
  6. #786bb5
  7. #796faa
  8. #7b73a0
  9. #7d7895
  10. #7e7c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f66ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006be7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3c7a98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3569ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3463e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #556ebf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6f56ea {
  color: #6f56ea;
}
Background
.bg-6f56ea {
  background-color: #6f56ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6f56ea {
  border: 2px solid #6f56ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6f56ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 111 86 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 78% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6f56ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6f56ea, #b956ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6f56ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(111 86 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.58 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.17 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.49 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.59 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.15 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.15 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.80 #90a915 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#6f56ea  rgb(111, 86, 234)  hsl(250, 78%, 63%)  Majorelle Blue
#d1ea56  rgb(209, 234, 86)  hsl(70, 78%, 63%)  Pear
#ea6f56  rgb(234, 111, 86)  hsl(10, 78%, 63%)  Terra Cotta
#56ea6f  rgb(86, 234, 111)  hsl(130, 78%, 63%)  Pastel Green