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#704CD9

#704cd9 ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#704cd9 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.92% red, 29.8% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.39% cyan, 64.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 255.32°, with 64.98% saturation and 57.45% 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 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 2.83.

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Relative luminance0.1362

Complementary

  1. #704cd9
  2. #b5d94c

Split complementary

  1. #704cd9
  2. #d9b74c
  3. #6ed94c

Analogous

  1. #4c6ed9
  2. #704cd9
  3. #b74cd9

Triadic

  1. #704cd9
  2. #d9704c
  3. #4cd970

Tetradic

  1. #704cd9
  2. #d94cb5
  3. #b5d94c
  4. #4cd970

Square

  1. #704cd9
  2. #d94c6e
  3. #b5d94c
  4. #4cd9b7

Monochromatic

  1. #301973
  2. #4a26b3
  3. #704cd9
  4. #a28be6
  5. #d5caf4

Shades

#704cd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #704cd9
  2. #6544c3
  3. #5a3dae
  4. #4e3598
  5. #432e82
  6. #38266d
  7. #2d1e57
  8. #221741
  9. #160f2b
  10. #0b0816
  11. #000000

Tints

#704cd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #704cd9
  2. #7e5edd
  3. #8d70e1
  4. #9b82e4
  5. #a994e8
  6. #b8a6ec
  7. #c6b7f0
  8. #d4c9f4
  9. #e2dbf7
  10. #f1edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#704cd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #704cd9
  2. #7251d0
  3. #7356c7
  4. #755cbe
  5. #7661b5
  6. #7866ad
  7. #7a6ba4
  8. #7b709b
  9. #7d7692
  10. #7e7b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b5da2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006add ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0064d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4d6e8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #385fdc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a5bd7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5d62b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-704cd9 {
  color: #704cd9;
}
Background
.bg-704cd9 {
  background-color: #704cd9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-704cd9 {
  border: 2px solid #704cd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #704cd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 76 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 65% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-704cd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #704cd9, #b74cd9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-704cd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 76 217 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 2.83 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.95 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.30 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.62 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.74 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.22 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.66 #8fb326 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#704cd9  rgb(112, 76, 217)  hsl(255, 65%, 57%)  Majorelle Blue
#b5d94c  rgb(181, 217, 76)  hsl(75, 65%, 57%)  June Bud
#d9704c  rgb(217, 112, 76)  hsl(15, 65%, 57%)  Burnt Sienna
#4cd970  rgb(76, 217, 112)  hsl(135, 65%, 57%)  Pastel Green