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#6A16CD

#6a16cd ≈ Han Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6a16cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.57% red, 8.63% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.29% cyan, 89.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 267.54°, with 80.62% saturation and 44.51% 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 8.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 5.71.

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Relative luminance0.0805

Complementary

  1. #6a16cd
  2. #79cd16

Split complementary

  1. #6a16cd
  2. #cdc616
  3. #1dcd16

Analogous

  1. #161dcd
  2. #6a16cd
  3. #c616cd

Triadic

  1. #6a16cd
  2. #cd6a16
  3. #16cd6a

Tetradic

  1. #6a16cd
  2. #cd1679
  3. #79cd16
  4. #16cd6a

Square

  1. #6a16cd
  2. #cd161d
  3. #79cd16
  4. #16cdc6

Monochromatic

  1. #230743
  2. #460f88
  3. #6a16cd
  4. #9145eb
  5. #ba8af2

Shades

#6a16cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6a16cd
  2. #5f14b9
  3. #5512a4
  4. #4a0f90
  5. #400d7b
  6. #350b67
  7. #2a0952
  8. #20073e
  9. #150429
  10. #0b0215
  11. #000000

Tints

#6a16cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6a16cd
  2. #792dd2
  3. #8845d7
  4. #975cdc
  5. #a673e1
  6. #b58be6
  7. #c3a2eb
  8. #d2b9f0
  9. #e1d0f5
  10. #f0e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6a16cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6a16cd
  2. #6c21c5
  3. #6e2bbe
  4. #7136b6
  5. #7340ae
  6. #754ba7
  7. #77569f
  8. #796097
  9. #7c6b8f
  10. #7e7588
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c4093 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004dca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b5379 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0341d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1a3ecb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5942a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6a16cd {
  color: #6a16cd;
}
Background
.bg-6a16cd {
  background-color: #6a16cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6a16cd {
  border: 2px solid #6a16cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6a16cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 22 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 81% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6a16cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6a16cd, #c616cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6a16cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 22 205 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.71 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.94 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.39 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.55 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.08 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.74 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.03 #95e932 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Han Purple
#6a16cd  rgb(106, 22, 205)  hsl(268, 81%, 45%)  Han Purple
#79cd16  rgb(121, 205, 22)  hsl(88, 81%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#cd6a16  rgb(205, 106, 22)  hsl(28, 81%, 45%)  Chocolate
#16cd6a  rgb(22, 205, 106)  hsl(148, 81%, 45%)  Emerald