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#6140CD

#6140cd ≈ Iris

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6140cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 38.04% red, 25.1% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.68% cyan, 68.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 254.04°, with 58.51% saturation and 52.75% 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 6.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.2.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.1062

Complementary

  1. #6140cd
  2. #accd40

Split complementary

  1. #6140cd
  2. #cda840
  3. #66cd40

Analogous

  1. #4066cd
  2. #6140cd
  3. #a840cd

Triadic

  1. #6140cd
  2. #cd6140
  3. #40cd61

Tetradic

  1. #6140cd
  2. #cd40ac
  3. #accd40
  4. #40cd61

Square

  1. #6140cd
  2. #cd4066
  3. #accd40
  4. #40cda8

Monochromatic

  1. #28185c
  2. #422899
  3. #6140cd
  4. #937ddd
  5. #c5b9ed

Shades

#6140cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6140cd
  2. #573ab9
  3. #4e33a4
  4. #442d90
  5. #3a267b
  6. #312067
  7. #271a52
  8. #1d133e
  9. #130d29
  10. #0a0615
  11. #000000

Tints

#6140cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6140cd
  2. #7153d2
  3. #8166d7
  4. #9079dc
  5. #a08ce1
  6. #b0a0e6
  7. #c0b3eb
  8. #d0c6f0
  9. #dfd9f5
  10. #efecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6140cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6140cd
  2. #6446c5
  3. #674dbe
  4. #6a53b6
  5. #6d5aae
  6. #7160a7
  7. #74669f
  8. #776d97
  9. #7a738f
  10. #7d7a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e5297 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #366482 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2254d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #234fcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b58a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6140cd {
  color: #6140cd;
}
Background
.bg-6140cd {
  background-color: #6140cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6140cd {
  border: 2px solid #6140cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6140cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 97 64 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 59% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6140cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6140cd, #a840cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6140cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(97 64 205 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.20 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.44 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.78 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.08 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.09 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.12 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.78 #9ebf32 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Iris
#6140cd  rgb(97, 64, 205)  hsl(254, 59%, 53%)  Iris
#accd40  rgb(172, 205, 64)  hsl(74, 59%, 53%)  Yellow Green
#cd6140  rgb(205, 97, 64)  hsl(14, 59%, 53%)  Flame
#40cd61  rgb(64, 205, 97)  hsl(134, 59%, 53%)  Malachite