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#784ADA

#784ada ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#784ada is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 29.02% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.95% cyan, 66.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 259.17°, with 66.06% saturation and 57.25% 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.21.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.1395

Complementary

  1. #784ada
  2. #acda4a

Split complementary

  1. #784ada
  2. #dac04a
  3. #64da4a

Analogous

  1. #4a64da
  2. #784ada
  3. #c04ada

Triadic

  1. #784ada
  2. #da784a
  3. #4ada78

Tetradic

  1. #784ada
  2. #da4aac
  3. #acda4a
  4. #4ada78

Square

  1. #784ada
  2. #da4a64
  3. #acda4a
  4. #4adac0

Monochromatic

  1. #351873
  2. #5225b3
  3. #784ada
  4. #a789e7
  5. #d7c9f4

Shades

#784ada mixed progressively with black.

  1. #784ada
  2. #6c43c4
  3. #603bae
  4. #543499
  5. #482c83
  6. #3c256d
  7. #301e57
  8. #241641
  9. #180f2c
  10. #0c0716
  11. #000000

Tints

#784ada mixed progressively with white.

  1. #784ada
  2. #865cde
  3. #936ee1
  4. #a180e5
  5. #ae92e9
  6. #bca5ed
  7. #c9b7f0
  8. #d7c9f4
  9. #e4dbf8
  10. #f2edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#784ada mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #784ada
  2. #794fd1
  3. #7a55c8
  4. #7a5abf
  5. #7b60b6
  6. #7c65ad
  7. #7d6aa4
  8. #7e709b
  9. #7e7592
  10. #7f7b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f5ea3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ade ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0066d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5b6d8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f5fdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #435cd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6861b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-784ada {
  color: #784ada;
}
Background
.bg-784ada {
  background-color: #784ada;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-784ada {
  border: 2px solid #784ada;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #784ada;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 74 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 66% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-784ada {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #784ada, #c04ada);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-784ada {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 74 218 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.21 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.21 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.33 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.55 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.37 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.84 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.04 #87b525 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#784ada  rgb(120, 74, 218)  hsl(259, 66%, 57%)  Majorelle Blue
#acda4a  rgb(172, 218, 74)  hsl(79, 66%, 57%)  June Bud
#da784a  rgb(218, 120, 74)  hsl(19, 66%, 57%)  Burnt Sienna
#4ada78  rgb(74, 218, 120)  hsl(139, 66%, 57%)  Pastel Green