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#704DEC

#704dec ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#704dec is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.92% red, 30.2% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.54% cyan, 67.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 253.21°, with 80.71% saturation and 61.37% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 3.33.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.1481

Complementary

  1. #704dec
  2. #c9ec4d

Split complementary

  1. #704dec
  2. #ecc04d
  3. #79ec4d

Analogous

  1. #4d79ec
  2. #704dec
  3. #c04dec

Triadic

  1. #704dec
  2. #ec704d
  3. #4dec70

Tetradic

  1. #704dec
  2. #ec4dc9
  3. #c9ec4d
  4. #4dec70

Square

  1. #704dec
  2. #ec4d79
  3. #c9ec4d
  4. #4decc0

Monochromatic

  1. #2c0f91
  2. #4117d6
  3. #704dec
  4. #a892f3
  5. #dfd7fb

Shades

#704dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #704dec
  2. #6545d4
  3. #5a3ebd
  4. #4e36a5
  5. #432e8e
  6. #382776
  7. #2d1f5e
  8. #221747
  9. #160f2f
  10. #0b0818
  11. #000000

Tints

#704dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #704dec
  2. #7e5fee
  3. #8d71f0
  4. #9b82f2
  5. #a994f4
  6. #b8a6f6
  7. #c6b8f7
  8. #d4caf9
  9. #e2dbfb
  10. #f1edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#704dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #704dec
  2. #7252e1
  3. #7357d6
  4. #755ccc
  5. #7661c1
  6. #7867b6
  7. #7a6cab
  8. #7b71a0
  9. #7d7696
  10. #7e7b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d61ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ff1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3e7696 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2a63ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2b5eea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5668bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-704dec {
  color: #704dec;
}
Background
.bg-704dec {
  background-color: #704dec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-704dec {
  border: 2px solid #704dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #704dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 77 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 81% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-704dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #704dec, #c04dec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-704dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 77 236 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.33 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.27 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.28 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.14 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.68 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.33 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.88 #8fb213 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#704dec  rgb(112, 77, 236)  hsl(253, 81%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#c9ec4d  rgb(201, 236, 77)  hsl(73, 81%, 61%)  Pear
#ec704d  rgb(236, 112, 77)  hsl(13, 81%, 61%)  Burnt Sienna
#4dec70  rgb(77, 236, 112)  hsl(133, 81%, 61%)  Spring Green