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#6009BB

#6009bb ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6009bb is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.65% red, 3.53% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.66% cyan, 95.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 269.33°, with 90.82% saturation and 38.43% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 7.25.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0627

Complementary

  1. #6009bb
  2. #64bb09

Split complementary

  1. #6009bb
  2. #bbb909
  3. #0bbb09

Analogous

  1. #090bbb
  2. #6009bb
  3. #b909bb

Triadic

  1. #6009bb
  2. #bb6009
  3. #09bb60

Tetradic

  1. #6009bb
  2. #bb0964
  3. #64bb09
  4. #09bb60

Square

  1. #6009bb
  2. #bb090b
  3. #64bb09
  4. #09bbb9

Monochromatic

  1. #150229
  2. #3b0572
  3. #6009bb
  4. #861cf4
  5. #ad65f8

Shades

#6009bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6009bb
  2. #5608a8
  3. #4d0796
  4. #430683
  5. #3a0570
  6. #30055e
  7. #26044b
  8. #1d0338
  9. #130225
  10. #0a0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#6009bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6009bb
  2. #7022c2
  3. #803ac9
  4. #9053cf
  5. #a06bd6
  6. #b084dd
  7. #bf9de4
  8. #cfb5eb
  9. #dfcef1
  10. #efe6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6009bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6009bb
  2. #6315b5
  3. #6621af
  4. #6a2da9
  5. #6d39a3
  6. #70459e
  7. #735098
  8. #765c92
  9. #7a688c
  10. #7d7486
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #523785 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #44496d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1235b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #513993 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6009bb {
  color: #6009bb;
}
Background
.bg-6009bb {
  background-color: #6009bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6009bb {
  border: 2px solid #6009bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6009bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 96 9 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 91% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6009bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6009bb, #b909bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6009bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(96 9 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.25 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.57 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.75 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.11 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.15 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.65 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.71 #9ff644 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#6009bb  rgb(96, 9, 187)  hsl(269, 91%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#64bb09  rgb(100, 187, 9)  hsl(89, 91%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#bb6009  rgb(187, 96, 9)  hsl(29, 91%, 38%)  Ginger
#09bb60  rgb(9, 187, 96)  hsl(149, 91%, 38%)  Medium Sea Green