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#6824EF

#6824ef ≈ Electric Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#6824ef is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 14.12% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.49% cyan, 84.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 260.1°, with 86.38% saturation and 53.92% 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 6.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Indigo (#6f00ff), ΔE 2.31.

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Relative luminance0.1044

Complementary

  1. #6824ef
  2. #abef24

Split complementary

  1. #6824ef
  2. #efce24
  3. #45ef24

Analogous

  1. #2445ef
  2. #6824ef
  3. #ce24ef

Triadic

  1. #6824ef
  2. #ef6824
  3. #24ef68

Tetradic

  1. #6824ef
  2. #ef24ab
  3. #abef24
  4. #24ef68

Square

  1. #6824ef
  2. #ef2445
  3. #abef24
  4. #24efce

Monochromatic

  1. #2c0872
  2. #470eb9
  3. #6824ef
  4. #996bf4
  5. #cab3f9

Shades

#6824ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6824ef
  2. #5e20d7
  3. #531dbf
  4. #4919a7
  5. #3e168f
  6. #341278
  7. #2a0e60
  8. #1f0b48
  9. #150730
  10. #0a0418
  11. #000000

Tints

#6824ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6824ef
  2. #773af1
  3. #8650f2
  4. #9566f4
  5. #a47cf5
  6. #b492f7
  7. #c3a7f9
  8. #d2bdfa
  9. #e1d3fc
  10. #f0e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6824ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6824ef
  2. #6a2de4
  3. #6d36d9
  4. #6f40ce
  5. #7249c3
  6. #7452b8
  7. #765bac
  8. #7964a1
  9. #7b6e96
  10. #7e778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #604bab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ff4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #25668f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ef2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0046ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4953bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6824ef {
  color: #6824ef;
}
Background
.bg-6824ef {
  background-color: #6824ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6824ef {
  border: 2px solid #6824ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6824ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 36 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6824ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6824ef, #ce24ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6824ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 36 239 / 0.35);
}

#6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 2.31 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 2.71 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.72 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.30 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.45 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.86 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.36 #97db10 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Electric Indigo
#6824ef  rgb(104, 36, 239)  hsl(260, 86%, 54%)  Electric Indigo
#abef24  rgb(171, 239, 36)  hsl(80, 86%, 54%)  Spring Bud
#ef6824  rgb(239, 104, 36)  hsl(20, 86%, 54%)  Persimmon
#24ef68  rgb(36, 239, 104)  hsl(140, 86%, 54%)  Spring Green