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#6840BB

#6840bb ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6840bb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 25.1% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.39% cyan, 65.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 259.51°, with 49% saturation and 49.22% 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 6.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 4.43.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.102

Complementary

  1. #6840bb
  2. #93bb40

Split complementary

  1. #6840bb
  2. #bba640
  3. #56bb40

Analogous

  1. #4056bb
  2. #6840bb
  3. #a640bb

Triadic

  1. #6840bb
  2. #bb6840
  3. #40bb68

Tetradic

  1. #6840bb
  2. #bb4093
  3. #93bb40
  4. #40bb68

Square

  1. #6840bb
  2. #bb4056
  3. #93bb40
  4. #40bba6

Monochromatic

  1. #291949
  2. #482d82
  3. #6840bb
  4. #9477d0
  5. #c1b0e4

Shades

#6840bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6840bb
  2. #5e3aa8
  3. #533396
  4. #492d83
  5. #3e2670
  6. #34205e
  7. #2a1a4b
  8. #1f1338
  9. #150d25
  10. #0a0613
  11. #000000

Tints

#6840bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6840bb
  2. #7753c2
  3. #8666c9
  4. #9579cf
  5. #a48cd6
  6. #b4a0dd
  7. #c3b3e4
  8. #d2c6eb
  9. #e1d9f1
  10. #f0ecf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6840bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6840bb
  2. #6a46b5
  3. #6d4daf
  4. #6f53a9
  5. #725aa3
  6. #74609e
  7. #766698
  8. #796d92
  9. #7b738c
  10. #7e7a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #60518b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #505d78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3852bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b4fb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5b5397 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6840bb {
  color: #6840bb;
}
Background
.bg-6840bb {
  background-color: #6840bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6840bb {
  border: 2px solid #6840bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6840bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 64 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 49% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6840bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6840bb, #a640bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6840bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 64 187 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.43 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.72 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.79 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.25 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.70 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.78 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.45 #97bf44 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#6840bb  rgb(104, 64, 187)  hsl(260, 49%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#93bb40  rgb(147, 187, 64)  hsl(80, 49%, 49%)  Apple Green
#bb6840  rgb(187, 104, 64)  hsl(20, 49%, 49%)  Chocolate
#40bb68  rgb(64, 187, 104)  hsl(140, 49%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green