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#600CBE

#600cbe ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#600cbe is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.65% red, 4.71% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.47% cyan, 93.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 268.31°, with 88.12% saturation and 39.61% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 7.2.

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Relative luminance0.0647

Complementary

  1. #600cbe
  2. #6abe0c

Split complementary

  1. #600cbe
  2. #beb90c
  3. #11be0c

Analogous

  1. #0c11be
  2. #600cbe
  3. #b90cbe

Triadic

  1. #600cbe
  2. #be600c
  3. #0cbe60

Tetradic

  1. #600cbe
  2. #be0c6a
  3. #6abe0c
  4. #0cbe60

Square

  1. #600cbe
  2. #be0c11
  3. #6abe0c
  4. #0cbeb9

Monochromatic

  1. #17032e
  2. #3c0776
  3. #600cbe
  4. #8625f1
  5. #ae6df6

Shades

#600cbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #600cbe
  2. #560bab
  3. #4d0a98
  4. #430885
  5. #3a0772
  6. #30065f
  7. #26054c
  8. #1d0439
  9. #130226
  10. #0a0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#600cbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #600cbe
  2. #7024c5
  3. #803dcb
  4. #9055d2
  5. #a06dd8
  6. #b086df
  7. #bf9ee5
  8. #cfb6ec
  9. #dfcef2
  10. #efe7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#600cbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #600cbe
  2. #6318b8
  3. #6623b2
  4. #6a2fab
  5. #6d3aa5
  6. #70469f
  7. #735299
  8. #765d93
  9. #7a698c
  10. #7d7486
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #533988 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #424b6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ac1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0d36bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #503b95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-600cbe {
  color: #600cbe;
}
Background
.bg-600cbe {
  background-color: #600cbe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-600cbe {
  border: 2px solid #600cbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #600cbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 96 12 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 88% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-600cbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #600cbe, #b90cbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-600cbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(96 12 190 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.20 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.66 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.68 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.69 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.80 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.29 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.50 #9ff341 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#600cbe  rgb(96, 12, 190)  hsl(268, 88%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#6abe0c  rgb(106, 190, 12)  hsl(88, 88%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#be600c  rgb(190, 96, 12)  hsl(28, 88%, 40%)  Burnt Orange
#0cbe60  rgb(12, 190, 96)  hsl(148, 88%, 40%)  Emerald