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#6917EF

#6917ef ≈ Electric Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#6917ef is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 9.02% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.07% cyan, 90.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 262.78°, with 87.1% saturation and 51.37% 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 7.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Indigo (#6f00ff), ΔE 1.92.

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Web safe#6600ff
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Relative luminance0.0985

Complementary

  1. #6917ef
  2. #9def17

Split complementary

  1. #6917ef
  2. #efd517
  3. #31ef17

Analogous

  1. #1731ef
  2. #6917ef
  3. #d517ef

Triadic

  1. #6917ef
  2. #ef6917
  3. #17ef69

Tetradic

  1. #6917ef
  2. #ef179d
  3. #9def17
  4. #17ef69

Square

  1. #6917ef
  2. #ef1731
  3. #9def17
  4. #17efd5

Monochromatic

  1. #2b0766
  2. #490cae
  3. #6917ef
  4. #975ff4
  5. #c6a6f9

Shades

#6917ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6917ef
  2. #5f15d7
  3. #5412bf
  4. #4a10a7
  5. #3f0e8f
  6. #350c78
  7. #2a0960
  8. #200748
  9. #150530
  10. #0b0218
  11. #000000

Tints

#6917ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6917ef
  2. #782ef1
  3. #8745f2
  4. #965df4
  5. #a574f5
  6. #b48bf7
  7. #c3a2f9
  8. #d2b9fa
  9. #e1d1fc
  10. #f0e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6917ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6917ef
  2. #6b22e4
  3. #6e2cd9
  4. #7037ce
  5. #7241c3
  6. #754cb8
  7. #7756ac
  8. #7961a1
  9. #7b6b96
  10. #7e768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f47aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005df4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #29638e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004af2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0042ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b4fbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6917ef {
  color: #6917ef;
}
Background
.bg-6917ef {
  background-color: #6917ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6917ef {
  border: 2px solid #6917ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6917ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 23 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6917ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6917ef, #d517ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6917ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 23 239 / 0.35);
}

#6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 1.92 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 2.45 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.15 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.60 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.70 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.34 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.06 #96e810 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Electric Indigo
#6917ef  rgb(105, 23, 239)  hsl(263, 87%, 51%)  Electric Indigo
#9def17  rgb(157, 239, 23)  hsl(83, 87%, 51%)  Spring Bud
#ef6917  rgb(239, 105, 23)  hsl(23, 87%, 51%)  Persimmon
#17ef69  rgb(23, 239, 105)  hsl(143, 87%, 51%)  Spring Green