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#6311FF

#6311ff ≈ Electric Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#6311ff is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 38.82% red, 6.67% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.18% cyan, 93.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 260.67°, with 100% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Indigo (#6f00ff), ΔE 1.31.

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Web safe#6600ff
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Relative luminance0.1027

Complementary

  1. #6311ff
  2. #adff11

Split complementary

  1. #6311ff
  2. #ffda11
  3. #36ff11

Analogous

  1. #1136ff
  2. #6311ff
  3. #da11ff

Triadic

  1. #6311ff
  2. #ff6311
  3. #11ff63

Tetradic

  1. #6311ff
  2. #ff11ad
  3. #adff11
  4. #11ff63

Square

  1. #6311ff
  2. #ff1136
  3. #adff11
  4. #11ffda

Monochromatic

  1. #290077
  2. #4300c3
  3. #6311ff
  4. #955dff
  5. #c7aaff

Shades

#6311ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6311ff
  2. #590fe6
  3. #4f0ecc
  4. #450cb3
  5. #3b0a99
  6. #320980
  7. #280766
  8. #1e054d
  9. #140333
  10. #0a021a
  11. #000000

Tints

#6311ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6311ff
  2. #7329ff
  3. #8241ff
  4. #9258ff
  5. #a170ff
  6. #b188ff
  7. #c1a0ff
  8. #d0b8ff
  9. #e0cfff
  10. #efe7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6311ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6311ff
  2. #661cf2
  3. #6927e6
  4. #6c32d9
  5. #6f3dcc
  6. #7249c0
  7. #7454b3
  8. #775fa6
  9. #7a6a99
  10. #7d758d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e47b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004cff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0042fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3654c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6311ff {
  color: #6311ff;
}
Background
.bg-6311ff {
  background-color: #6311ff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6311ff {
  border: 2px solid #6311ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6311ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 99 17 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 100% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6311ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6311ff, #da11ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6311ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(99 17 255 / 0.35);
}

#6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 1.31 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 1.90 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.64 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.57 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.94 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.51 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.10 #9cee00 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Electric Indigo
#6311ff  rgb(99, 17, 255)  hsl(261, 100%, 53%)  Electric Indigo
#adff11  rgb(173, 255, 17)  hsl(81, 100%, 53%)  Spring Bud
#ff6311  rgb(255, 99, 17)  hsl(21, 100%, 53%)  International Orange
#11ff63  rgb(17, 255, 99)  hsl(141, 100%, 53%)  Spring Green