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#784AEA

#784aea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#784aea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.72% cyan, 68.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 257.25°, with 79.21% saturation and 60.39% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.35.

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Relative luminance0.1483

Complementary

  1. #784aea
  2. #bcea4a

Split complementary

  1. #784aea
  2. #eac84a
  3. #6cea4a

Analogous

  1. #4a6cea
  2. #784aea
  3. #c84aea

Triadic

  1. #784aea
  2. #ea784a
  3. #4aea78

Tetradic

  1. #784aea
  2. #ea4abc
  3. #bcea4a
  4. #4aea78

Square

  1. #784aea
  2. #ea4a6c
  3. #bcea4a
  4. #4aeac8

Monochromatic

  1. #33108b
  2. #4d18cf
  3. #784aea
  4. #ab8ff2
  5. #ded3fa

Shades

#784aea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #784aea
  2. #6c43d3
  3. #603bbb
  4. #5434a4
  5. #482c8c
  6. #3c2575
  7. #301e5e
  8. #241646
  9. #180f2f
  10. #0c0717
  11. #000000

Tints

#784aea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #784aea
  2. #865cec
  3. #936eee
  4. #a180f0
  5. #ae92f2
  6. #bca5f5
  7. #c9b7f7
  8. #d7c9f9
  9. #e4dbfb
  10. #f2edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#784aea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #784aea
  2. #794fdf
  3. #7a55d5
  4. #7a5aca
  5. #7b60c0
  6. #7c65b5
  7. #7d6aaa
  8. #7e70a0
  9. #7e7595
  10. #7f7b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7160ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006eef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #527394 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3462ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #385de8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6365bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-784aea {
  color: #784aea;
}
Background
.bg-784aea {
  background-color: #784aea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-784aea {
  border: 2px solid #784aea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #784aea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 74 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 79% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-784aea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #784aea, #c84aea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-784aea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 74 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.35 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.90 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.94 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.08 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.32 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.82 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.16 #87b515 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#784aea  rgb(120, 74, 234)  hsl(257, 79%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#bcea4a  rgb(188, 234, 74)  hsl(77, 79%, 60%)  Inchworm
#ea784a  rgb(234, 120, 74)  hsl(17, 79%, 60%)  Burnt Sienna
#4aea78  rgb(74, 234, 120)  hsl(137, 79%, 60%)  Pastel Green