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#6146CA

#6146ca ≈ Iris

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6146ca is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 38.04% red, 27.45% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.98% cyan, 65.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 252.27°, with 55.46% saturation and 53.33% 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 6.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 2.93.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.1119

Complementary

  1. #6146ca
  2. #afca46

Split complementary

  1. #6146ca
  2. #caa346
  3. #6dca46

Analogous

  1. #466dca
  2. #6146ca
  3. #a346ca

Triadic

  1. #6146ca
  2. #ca6146
  3. #46ca61

Tetradic

  1. #6146ca
  2. #ca46af
  3. #afca46
  4. #46ca61

Square

  1. #6146ca
  2. #ca466d
  3. #afca46
  4. #46caa3

Monochromatic

  1. #281a5c
  2. #422c98
  3. #6146ca
  4. #9481db
  5. #c7bdec

Shades

#6146ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6146ca
  2. #573fb6
  3. #4e38a2
  4. #44318d
  5. #3a2a79
  6. #312365
  7. #271c51
  8. #1d153d
  9. #130e28
  10. #0a0714
  11. #000000

Tints

#6146ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6146ca
  2. #7159cf
  3. #816bd5
  4. #907eda
  5. #a090df
  6. #b0a3e5
  7. #c0b5ea
  8. #d0c8ef
  9. #dfdaf4
  10. #efedfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6146ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6146ca
  2. #644cc3
  3. #6752bb
  4. #6a57b4
  5. #6d5dac
  6. #7163a5
  7. #74699e
  8. #776f96
  9. #7a748f
  10. #7d7a87
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f5596 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ac7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #386782 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c58cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2c53c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c5ba4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6146ca {
  color: #6146ca;
}
Background
.bg-6146ca {
  background-color: #6146ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6146ca {
  border: 2px solid #6146ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6146ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 97 70 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 55% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6146ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6146ca, #a346ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6146ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(97 70 202 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 2.93 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.80 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.21 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.75 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.85 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.13 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.36 #9eb935 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Iris
#6146ca  rgb(97, 70, 202)  hsl(252, 55%, 53%)  Iris
#afca46  rgb(175, 202, 70)  hsl(72, 55%, 53%)  June Bud
#ca6146  rgb(202, 97, 70)  hsl(12, 55%, 53%)  Terra Cotta
#46ca61  rgb(70, 202, 97)  hsl(132, 55%, 53%)  Emerald