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#6538EA

#6538ea ≈ Han Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6538ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 21.96% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.84% cyan, 76.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 255.17°, with 80.91% saturation and 56.86% 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 6.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 4.67.

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Relative luminance0.1154

Complementary

  1. #6538ea
  2. #bdea38

Split complementary

  1. #6538ea
  2. #eabe38
  3. #64ea38

Analogous

  1. #3864ea
  2. #6538ea
  3. #be38ea

Triadic

  1. #6538ea
  2. #ea6538
  3. #38ea65

Tetradic

  1. #6538ea
  2. #ea38bd
  3. #bdea38
  4. #38ea65

Square

  1. #6538ea
  2. #ea3864
  3. #bdea38
  4. #38eabe

Monochromatic

  1. #290d7c
  2. #4014c1
  3. #6538ea
  4. #9b7df1
  5. #d0c2f9

Shades

#6538ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6538ea
  2. #5b32d3
  3. #512dbb
  4. #4727a4
  5. #3d228c
  6. #331c75
  7. #28165e
  8. #1e1146
  9. #140b2f
  10. #0a0617
  11. #000000

Tints

#6538ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6538ea
  2. #744cec
  3. #8460ee
  4. #9374f0
  5. #a388f2
  6. #b29cf5
  7. #c1aff7
  8. #d1c3f9
  9. #e0d7fb
  10. #f0ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6538ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6538ea
  2. #683fdf
  3. #6a46d5
  4. #6d4eca
  5. #7055c0
  6. #735cb5
  7. #7563aa
  8. #786aa0
  9. #7b7295
  10. #7d798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6252a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ae7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1e6b90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0056ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ee8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #455bbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6538ea {
  color: #6538ea;
}
Background
.bg-6538ea {
  background-color: #6538ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6538ea {
  border: 2px solid #6538ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6538ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 56 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 81% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6538ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6538ea, #be38ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6538ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 56 234 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.67 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.76 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.46 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.53 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.17 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.46 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.70 #9ac715 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Han Purple
#6538ea  rgb(101, 56, 234)  hsl(255, 81%, 57%)  Han Purple
#bdea38  rgb(189, 234, 56)  hsl(75, 81%, 57%)  Inchworm
#ea6538  rgb(234, 101, 56)  hsl(15, 81%, 57%)  Flame
#38ea65  rgb(56, 234, 101)  hsl(135, 81%, 57%)  Malachite