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#7253DD

#7253dd ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#7253dd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 32.55% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.42% cyan, 62.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 253.48°, with 66.99% saturation and 59.61% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 2.99.

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Relative luminance0.1498

Complementary

  1. #7253dd
  2. #bedd53

Split complementary

  1. #7253dd
  2. #ddb753
  3. #79dd53

Analogous

  1. #5379dd
  2. #7253dd
  3. #b753dd

Triadic

  1. #7253dd
  2. #dd7253
  3. #53dd72

Tetradic

  1. #7253dd
  2. #dd53be
  3. #bedd53
  4. #53dd72

Square

  1. #7253dd
  2. #dd5379
  3. #bedd53
  4. #53ddb7

Monochromatic

  1. #30197e
  2. #4826be
  3. #7253dd
  4. #a693ea
  5. #dbd3f6

Shades

#7253dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7253dd
  2. #674bc7
  3. #5b42b1
  4. #503a9b
  5. #443285
  6. #392a6f
  7. #2e2158
  8. #221942
  9. #17112c
  10. #0b0816
  11. #000000

Tints

#7253dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7253dd
  2. #8064e0
  3. #8e75e4
  4. #9c87e7
  5. #aa98eb
  6. #b9a9ee
  7. #c7baf1
  8. #d5cbf5
  9. #e3ddf8
  10. #f1eefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7253dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7253dd
  2. #7358d4
  3. #755cca
  4. #7661c1
  5. #7865b8
  6. #796aaf
  7. #7a6ea5
  8. #7c739c
  9. #7d7793
  10. #7f7c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e63a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fe1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e7490 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e65e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f61db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5e68b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7253dd {
  color: #7253dd;
}
Background
.bg-7253dd {
  background-color: #7253dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7253dd {
  border: 2px solid #7253dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7253dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 83 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 67% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7253dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7253dd, #b753dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7253dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 83 221 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 2.99 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.27 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.53 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.91 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.99 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.69 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.14 #8dac22 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#7253dd  rgb(114, 83, 221)  hsl(253, 67%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#bedd53  rgb(190, 221, 83)  hsl(73, 67%, 60%)  June Bud
#dd7253  rgb(221, 114, 83)  hsl(13, 67%, 60%)  Burnt Sienna
#53dd72  rgb(83, 221, 114)  hsl(133, 67%, 60%)  Pastel Green