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#6142CF

#6142cf ≈ Iris

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6142cf is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 38.04% red, 25.88% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.14% cyan, 68.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 253.19°, with 59.49% saturation and 53.53% 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 6.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 3.7.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.1094

Complementary

  1. #6142cf
  2. #b0cf42

Split complementary

  1. #6142cf
  2. #cfa742
  3. #6acf42

Analogous

  1. #426acf
  2. #6142cf
  3. #a742cf

Triadic

  1. #6142cf
  2. #cf6142
  3. #42cf61

Tetradic

  1. #6142cf
  2. #cf42b0
  3. #b0cf42
  4. #42cf61

Square

  1. #6142cf
  2. #cf426a
  3. #b0cf42
  4. #42cfa7

Monochromatic

  1. #281860
  2. #42289d
  3. #6142cf
  4. #947fde
  5. #c7bcee

Shades

#6142cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6142cf
  2. #573bba
  3. #4e35a6
  4. #442e91
  5. #3a287c
  6. #312168
  7. #271a53
  8. #1d143e
  9. #130d29
  10. #0a0715
  11. #000000

Tints

#6142cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6142cf
  2. #7155d4
  3. #8168d9
  4. #907bdd
  5. #a08ee2
  6. #b0a1e7
  7. #c0b3ec
  8. #d0c6f1
  9. #dfd9f5
  10. #efecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6142cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6142cf
  2. #6448c7
  3. #674ebf
  4. #6a55b7
  5. #6d5baf
  6. #7161a8
  7. #7467a0
  8. #776d98
  9. #7a7490
  10. #7d7a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f5398 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #346683 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2356d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2351cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a5aa7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6142cf {
  color: #6142cf;
}
Background
.bg-6142cf {
  background-color: #6142cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6142cf {
  border: 2px solid #6142cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6142cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 97 66 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 59% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6142cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6142cf, #a742cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6142cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(97 66 207 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.70 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.21 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.61 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.62 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.17 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.26 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.93 #9ebd30 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Iris
#6142cf  rgb(97, 66, 207)  hsl(253, 59%, 54%)  Iris
#b0cf42  rgb(176, 207, 66)  hsl(73, 59%, 54%)  June Bud
#cf6142  rgb(207, 97, 66)  hsl(13, 59%, 54%)  Flame
#42cf61  rgb(66, 207, 97)  hsl(133, 59%, 54%)  Malachite