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#6837CD

#6837cd ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6837cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 21.57% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.27% cyan, 73.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 259.6°, with 60% saturation and 50.98% 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 6.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.74.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.1008

Complementary

  1. #6837cd
  2. #9ccd37

Split complementary

  1. #6837cd
  2. #cdb337
  3. #51cd37

Analogous

  1. #3751cd
  2. #6837cd
  3. #b337cd

Triadic

  1. #6837cd
  2. #cd6837
  3. #37cd68

Tetradic

  1. #6837cd
  2. #cd379c
  3. #9ccd37
  4. #37cd68

Square

  1. #6837cd
  2. #cd3751
  3. #9ccd37
  4. #37cdb3

Monochromatic

  1. #2a1556
  2. #492593
  3. #6837cd
  4. #9674dc
  5. #c4b1ec

Shades

#6837cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6837cd
  2. #5e32b9
  3. #532ca4
  4. #492790
  5. #3e217b
  6. #341c67
  7. #2a1652
  8. #1f113e
  9. #150b29
  10. #0a0615
  11. #000000

Tints

#6837cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6837cd
  2. #774bd2
  3. #865fd7
  4. #9573dc
  5. #a487e1
  6. #b49be6
  7. #c3afeb
  8. #d2c3f0
  9. #e1d7f5
  10. #f0ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6837cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6837cd
  2. #6a3ec5
  3. #6d46be
  4. #6f4db6
  5. #7254ae
  6. #745ca7
  7. #76639f
  8. #796a97
  9. #7b718f
  10. #7e7988
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #604e96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #465f7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #234fd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #294ccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5652a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6837cd {
  color: #6837cd;
}
Background
.bg-6837cd {
  background-color: #6837cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6837cd {
  border: 2px solid #6837cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6837cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 55 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 60% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6837cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6837cd, #b337cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6837cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 55 205 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.74 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.77 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.22 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.38 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.52 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.68 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.52 #97c832 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#6837cd  rgb(104, 55, 205)  hsl(260, 60%, 51%)  Ocean Blue
#9ccd37  rgb(156, 205, 55)  hsl(80, 60%, 51%)  Yellow Green
#cd6837  rgb(205, 104, 55)  hsl(20, 60%, 51%)  Chocolate
#37cd68  rgb(55, 205, 104)  hsl(140, 60%, 51%)  Emerald