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#704BCB

#704bcb ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#704bcb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.92% red, 29.41% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.83% cyan, 63.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 257.34°, with 55.17% saturation and 54.51% 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 5.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.95.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.1279

Complementary

  1. #704bcb
  2. #a6cb4b

Split complementary

  1. #704bcb
  2. #cbb04b
  3. #66cb4b

Analogous

  1. #4b66cb
  2. #704bcb
  3. #b04bcb

Triadic

  1. #704bcb
  2. #cb704b
  3. #4bcb70

Tetradic

  1. #704bcb
  2. #cb4ba6
  3. #a6cb4b
  4. #4bcb70

Square

  1. #704bcb
  2. #cb4b66
  3. #a6cb4b
  4. #4bcbb0

Monochromatic

  1. #301c61
  2. #4d2d9c
  3. #704bcb
  4. #9f86dc
  5. #cec2ed

Shades

#704bcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #704bcb
  2. #6544b7
  3. #5a3ca2
  4. #4e358e
  5. #432d7a
  6. #382666
  7. #2d1e51
  8. #22173d
  9. #160f29
  10. #0b0814
  11. #000000

Tints

#704bcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #704bcb
  2. #7e5dd0
  3. #8d6fd5
  4. #9b81db
  5. #a993e0
  6. #b8a5e5
  7. #c6b7ea
  8. #d4c9ef
  9. #e2dbf5
  10. #f1edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#704bcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #704bcb
  2. #7250c4
  3. #7356bc
  4. #755bb5
  5. #7660ad
  6. #7866a6
  7. #7a6b9e
  8. #7b7097
  9. #7d758f
  10. #7e7b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #695b98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #556984 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #405ccd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4259c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #615ea5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-704bcb {
  color: #704bcb;
}
Background
.bg-704bcb {
  background-color: #704bcb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-704bcb {
  border: 2px solid #704bcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #704bcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 75 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 55% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-704bcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #704bcb, #b04bcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-704bcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 75 203 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.95 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.05 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.51 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.49 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.60 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.81 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.19 #8fb434 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#704bcb  rgb(112, 75, 203)  hsl(257, 55%, 55%)  Majorelle Blue
#a6cb4b  rgb(166, 203, 75)  hsl(77, 55%, 55%)  Yellow Green
#cb704b  rgb(203, 112, 75)  hsl(17, 55%, 55%)  Burnt Sienna
#4bcb70  rgb(75, 203, 112)  hsl(137, 55%, 55%)  Emerald