Majorelle Blue (#6050DC)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
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Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 5.71:1 — vs black: 3.68:1

Color values

  • HEX #6050DC
  • RGB rgb(96, 80, 220)
  • HSL hsl(246, 63%, 86%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 56.36, 63.64, 0, 13.73 )
  • Websafe #6666CC

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6050DC based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Majorelle Blue
#6050DC Base
#CCDC50
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Majorelle Blue
#6050DC Base
#5086DC
#A650DC
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Majorelle Blue
#6050DC Base
#DC6050
#50DC60
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Majorelle Blue
#6050DC Base
#DCA650
#86DC50
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Majorelle Blue
#6050DC Base
#DC5086
#CCDC50
#50DCA6
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Majorelle Blue
#6050DC Base
#24187A
#3625BA
#412ED5
#7F72E3
#9A90E9
#D4CFF5
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Majorelle Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#060415
#140D43
#211771
#2E209E
#3C29CC
Majorelle Blue #6050DC Base
#7C6FE2
#988DE8
#B4ACEE
#D0CBF5
#ECEAFB
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #6050DC. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #6050DC;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #6050DC;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #6050DC;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #6050DC,
        #EDF2C6
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #6050DC,
        #EDF2C6
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$majorelle-blue: #6050DC;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$majorelle-blue-r: 96;
$majorelle-blue-g: 80;
$majorelle-blue-b: 220;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $majorelle-blue;
    color: rgba($majorelle-blue-r, $majorelle-blue-g, $majorelle-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Majorelle Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #6050DC How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #5555DC Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #5252DC Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #326F6F Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #666666 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Majorelle Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Majorelle Blue #6050DC Base
Iris #5A4FCF ΔE 2.07
Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 3.70
Blue (RYB) #0247FE ΔE 6.58
Palatinate Blue #273BE2 ΔE 7.42

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.