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#7442EA

#7442ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#7442ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 25.88% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.43% cyan, 71.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 257.86°, with 80% saturation and 58.82% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.6.

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Web safe#6633ff
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Relative luminance0.1355

Complementary

  1. #7442ea
  2. #b8ea42

Split complementary

  1. #7442ea
  2. #eac842
  3. #64ea42

Analogous

  1. #4264ea
  2. #7442ea
  3. #c842ea

Triadic

  1. #7442ea
  2. #ea7442
  3. #42ea74

Tetradic

  1. #7442ea
  2. #ea42b8
  3. #b8ea42
  4. #42ea74

Square

  1. #7442ea
  2. #ea4264
  3. #b8ea42
  4. #42eac8

Monochromatic

  1. #320f84
  2. #4c16c9
  3. #7442ea
  4. #a787f2
  5. #d9ccf9

Shades

#7442ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7442ea
  2. #683bd3
  3. #5d35bb
  4. #512ea4
  5. #46288c
  6. #3a2175
  7. #2e1a5e
  8. #231446
  9. #170d2f
  10. #0c0717
  11. #000000

Tints

#7442ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7442ea
  2. #8255ec
  3. #9068ee
  4. #9e7bf0
  5. #ac8ef2
  6. #baa1f5
  7. #c7b3f7
  8. #d5c6f9
  9. #e3d9fb
  10. #f1ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7442ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7442ea
  2. #7548df
  3. #764ed5
  4. #7855ca
  5. #795bc0
  6. #7a61b5
  7. #7b67aa
  8. #7c6da0
  9. #7e7495
  10. #7f7a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c5aac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006aef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4a6f92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #265ded ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2b58e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5d60bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7442ea {
  color: #7442ea;
}
Background
.bg-7442ea {
  background-color: #7442ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7442ea {
  border: 2px solid #7442ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7442ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 66 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 80% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7442ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7442ea, #c842ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7442ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 66 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.60 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.83 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.02 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.18 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.63 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.94 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.24 #8bbd15 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#7442ea  rgb(116, 66, 234)  hsl(258, 80%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#b8ea42  rgb(184, 234, 66)  hsl(78, 80%, 59%)  Inchworm
#ea7442  rgb(234, 116, 66)  hsl(18, 80%, 59%)  Burnt Sienna
#42ea74  rgb(66, 234, 116)  hsl(138, 80%, 59%)  Spring Green