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#7257EA

#7257ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#7257ea is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 34.12% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.28% cyan, 62.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 251.02°, with 77.78% saturation and 62.94% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.06.

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Relative luminance0.1633

Complementary

  1. #7257ea
  2. #cfea57

Split complementary

  1. #7257ea
  2. #eabb57
  3. #85ea57

Analogous

  1. #5785ea
  2. #7257ea
  3. #bb57ea

Triadic

  1. #7257ea
  2. #ea7257
  3. #57ea72

Tetradic

  1. #7257ea
  2. #ea57cf
  3. #cfea57
  4. #57ea72

Square

  1. #7257ea
  2. #ea5785
  3. #cfea57
  4. #57eabb

Monochromatic

  1. #2b1395
  2. #3e1bd9
  3. #7257ea
  4. #ab9bf3
  5. #e4dffb

Shades

#7257ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7257ea
  2. #674ed3
  3. #5b46bb
  4. #503da4
  5. #44348c
  6. #392c75
  7. #2e235e
  8. #221a46
  9. #17112f
  10. #0b0917
  11. #000000

Tints

#7257ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7257ea
  2. #8068ec
  3. #8e79ee
  4. #9c89f0
  5. #aa9af2
  6. #b9abf5
  7. #c7bcf7
  8. #d5cdf9
  9. #e3ddfb
  10. #f1eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7257ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7257ea
  2. #735bdf
  3. #755fd5
  4. #7663ca
  5. #7867c0
  6. #796cb5
  7. #7a70aa
  8. #7c74a0
  9. #7d7895
  10. #7f7c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7167af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ce7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #437b99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a6aed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3964e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5a6ebf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7257ea {
  color: #7257ea;
}
Background
.bg-7257ea {
  background-color: #7257ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7257ea {
  border: 2px solid #7257ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7257ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 87 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 78% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7257ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7257ea, #bb57ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7257ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 87 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.06 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.28 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.17 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.92 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.33 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.21 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.68 #8da815 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#7257ea  rgb(114, 87, 234)  hsl(251, 78%, 63%)  Majorelle Blue
#cfea57  rgb(207, 234, 87)  hsl(71, 78%, 63%)  Pear
#ea7257  rgb(234, 114, 87)  hsl(11, 78%, 63%)  Terra Cotta
#57ea72  rgb(87, 234, 114)  hsl(131, 78%, 63%)  Pastel Green