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#6B048E

#6b048e ≈ Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6b048e is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.96% red, 1.57% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.65% cyan, 97.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 284.78°, with 94.52% saturation and 28.63% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Purple (#800080), ΔE 5.8.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0517

Complementary

  1. #6b048e
  2. #278e04

Split complementary

  1. #6b048e
  2. #6c8e04
  3. #048e26

Analogous

  1. #26048e
  2. #6b048e
  3. #8e046c

Triadic

  1. #6b048e
  2. #8e6b04
  3. #048e6b

Tetradic

  1. #6b048e
  2. #8e0427
  3. #278e04
  4. #048e6b

Square

  1. #6b048e
  2. #8e2604
  3. #278e04
  4. #046c8e

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0114
  2. #330244
  3. #6b048e
  4. #a306d8
  5. #c732f9

Shades

#6b048e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6b048e
  2. #600480
  3. #560372
  4. #4b0363
  5. #400255
  6. #360247
  7. #2b0239
  8. #20012b
  9. #15011c
  10. #0b000e
  11. #000000

Tints

#6b048e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6b048e
  2. #7a1d99
  3. #8936a5
  4. #974fb0
  5. #a668bb
  6. #b582c7
  7. #c49bd2
  8. #d3b4dd
  9. #e1cde8
  10. #f0e6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6b048e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6b048e
  2. #6d108d
  3. #6f1d8b
  4. #71298a
  5. #733688
  6. #764287
  7. #784e86
  8. #7a5b84
  9. #7c6783
  10. #7e7481
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #553268 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003c91 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00428c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #673052 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #382e90 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #42338d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #69256f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6b048e {
  color: #6b048e;
}
Background
.bg-6b048e {
  background-color: #6b048e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6b048e {
  border: 2px solid #6b048e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6b048e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 4 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 95% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6b048e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6b048e, #8e046c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6b048e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 4 142 / 0.35);
}

#800080 Purple ΔE 5.80 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.86 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 6.64 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.72 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 6.75 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 6.76 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.18 #94fb71 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Purple
#6b048e  rgb(107, 4, 142)  hsl(285, 95%, 29%)  Purple
#278e04  rgb(39, 142, 4)  hsl(105, 95%, 29%)  Islamic Green
#8e6b04  rgb(142, 107, 4)  hsl(45, 95%, 29%)  Golden Brown
#048e6b  rgb(4, 142, 107)  hsl(165, 95%, 29%)  Sea Green