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#704AEE

#704aee ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#704aee is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.92% red, 29.02% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.94% cyan, 68.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 253.9°, with 82.83% saturation and 61.18% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.61.

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Relative luminance0.1452

Complementary

  1. #704aee
  2. #c8ee4a

Split complementary

  1. #704aee
  2. #eec24a
  3. #76ee4a

Analogous

  1. #4a76ee
  2. #704aee
  3. #c24aee

Triadic

  1. #704aee
  2. #ee704a
  3. #4aee70

Tetradic

  1. #704aee
  2. #ee4ac8
  3. #c8ee4a
  4. #4aee70

Square

  1. #704aee
  2. #ee4a76
  3. #c8ee4a
  4. #4aeec2

Monochromatic

  1. #2c0e91
  2. #4114d7
  3. #704aee
  4. #a790f5
  5. #dfd6fb

Shades

#704aee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #704aee
  2. #6543d6
  3. #5a3bbe
  4. #4e34a7
  5. #432c8f
  6. #382577
  7. #2d1e5f
  8. #221647
  9. #160f30
  10. #0b0718
  11. #000000

Tints

#704aee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #704aee
  2. #7e5cf0
  3. #8d6ef1
  4. #9b80f3
  5. #a992f5
  6. #b8a5f7
  7. #c6b7f8
  8. #d4c9fa
  9. #e2dbfc
  10. #f1edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#704aee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #704aee
  2. #724fe3
  3. #7355d8
  4. #755acd
  5. #7660c2
  6. #7865b7
  7. #7a6aac
  8. #7b70a1
  9. #7d7596
  10. #7e7b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d5faf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ef3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0066eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3c7597 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2462f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #255cec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5666c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-704aee {
  color: #704aee;
}
Background
.bg-704aee {
  background-color: #704aee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-704aee {
  border: 2px solid #704aee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #704aee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 74 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 83% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-704aee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #704aee, #c24aee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-704aee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 74 238 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.61 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.47 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.84 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.65 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.72 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.20 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.30 #8fb511 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#704aee  rgb(112, 74, 238)  hsl(254, 83%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#c8ee4a  rgb(200, 238, 74)  hsl(74, 83%, 61%)  Inchworm
#ee704a  rgb(238, 112, 74)  hsl(14, 83%, 61%)  Burnt Sienna
#4aee70  rgb(74, 238, 112)  hsl(134, 83%, 61%)  Spring Green