Majorelle Blue is vivid, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #9faf23 |
| Complementary Color | #ccdb50 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (246.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 58.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Majorelle Blue Color. The Iris color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Exodus Fruit (#6264dc) for more calm effect. Try Blurple as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ccdb50 is the best complementary color to Majorelle Blue. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6050dc complementary color is Wattle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Royal Blue are #5086db and #a550db. Thus found on the left and right of #6050dc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Havelock Blue and Medium Purple colors as they work well with Majorelle Blue.
The split-complementary Majorelle Blue palette consists of #86db50 and #dba550 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ccdb50). Try Conifer and Di Serria colors in combination with #6050dc, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #6050dc offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Majorelle Blue. Thus Pastel Green and Roman giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Majorelle Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wattle, Cranberry, and Shamrock split by 90° on the color wheel. #6050dc square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Majorelle Blue tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#ccdb50) and two others. The Roman is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viking – 120° from the complementary Wattle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #db5f50 and #50ccdb.
In a RGB color space, hex #6050dc is made of 24% red, 20% green and 56% blue. In a HSL mode Majorelle Blue has a hue angle of 246.86°, a saturation of 66.67% and a lightness of 58.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6050dc is made of 48.62% cyan, 54.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #6050dc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(96,80,220) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 20%, 56% |
| CMYK | 48.62, 54.9, 0, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(246.86,66.67%,58.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(246.86,63.64%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.3472,44.5854,-69.6383) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6108,13.3914,69.2086) |