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#6451BC

#6451bc ≈ Iris

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6451bc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.22% red, 31.76% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.81% cyan, 56.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 250.65°, with 44.4% 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 6.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 3.34.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1223

Complementary

  1. #6451bc
  2. #a9bc51

Split complementary

  1. #6451bc
  2. #bc9a51
  3. #74bc51

Analogous

  1. #5174bc
  2. #6451bc
  3. #9a51bc

Triadic

  1. #6451bc
  2. #bc6451
  3. #51bc64

Tetradic

  1. #6451bc
  2. #bc51a9
  3. #a9bc51
  4. #51bc64

Square

  1. #6451bc
  2. #bc5174
  3. #a9bc51
  4. #51bc9a

Monochromatic

  1. #292054
  2. #45368b
  3. #6451bc
  4. #9588d1
  5. #c6bfe7

Shades

#6451bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6451bc
  2. #5a49a9
  3. #504196
  4. #463984
  5. #3c3171
  6. #32295e
  7. #28204b
  8. #1e1838
  9. #141026
  10. #0a0813
  11. #000000

Tints

#6451bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6451bc
  2. #7462c3
  3. #8374c9
  4. #9385d0
  5. #a297d7
  6. #b2a8de
  7. #c1b9e4
  8. #d1cbeb
  9. #e0dcf2
  10. #f0eef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6451bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6451bc
  2. #6756b6
  3. #6a5ab0
  4. #6c5faa
  5. #6f64a4
  6. #72699e
  7. #756d98
  8. #787292
  9. #7a778c
  10. #7d7b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #635c8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0a65c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0a5fba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #47697e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #415dbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #415abb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #54609b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6451bc {
  color: #6451bc;
}
Background
.bg-6451bc {
  background-color: #6451bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6451bc {
  border: 2px solid #6451bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6451bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 100 81 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 44% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6451bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6451bc, #9a51bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6451bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(100 81 188 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.34 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.75 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.63 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.27 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.00 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.29 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.82 #9bae43 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Iris
#6451bc  rgb(100, 81, 188)  hsl(251, 44%, 53%)  Iris
#a9bc51  rgb(169, 188, 81)  hsl(71, 44%, 53%)  Apple Green
#bc6451  rgb(188, 100, 81)  hsl(11, 44%, 53%)  Indian Red
#51bc64  rgb(81, 188, 100)  hsl(131, 44%, 53%)  Emerald