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#6C00FF

#6c00ff ≈ Electric Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#6c00ff is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 0% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.65% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 265.41°, with 100% saturation and 50% 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 6.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Indigo (#6f00ff), ΔE 0.37.

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Web safe#6600ff
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Relative luminance0.1041

Complementary

  1. #6c00ff
  2. #93ff00

Split complementary

  1. #6c00ff
  2. #ffeb00
  3. #14ff00

Analogous

  1. #0014ff
  2. #6c00ff
  3. #eb00ff

Triadic

  1. #6c00ff
  2. #ff6c00
  3. #00ff6c

Tetradic

  1. #6c00ff
  2. #ff0093
  3. #93ff00
  4. #00ff6c

Square

  1. #6c00ff
  2. #ff0014
  3. #93ff00
  4. #00ffeb

Monochromatic

  1. #2b0066
  2. #4c00b3
  3. #6c00ff
  4. #984dff
  5. #c499ff

Shades

#6c00ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c00ff
  2. #6100e6
  3. #5600cc
  4. #4c00b3
  5. #410099
  6. #360080
  7. #2b0066
  8. #20004d
  9. #160033
  10. #0b001a
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c00ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c00ff
  2. #7b1aff
  3. #8933ff
  4. #984dff
  5. #a766ff
  6. #b680ff
  7. #c499ff
  8. #d3b3ff
  9. #e2ccff
  10. #f0e6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c00ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c00ff
  2. #6e0df2
  3. #701ae6
  4. #7226d9
  5. #7433cc
  6. #7640c0
  7. #784db3
  8. #7a5aa6
  9. #7c6699
  10. #7e738d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6247b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0054fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #196796 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004bff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0041fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4851c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c00ff {
  color: #6c00ff;
}
Background
.bg-6c00ff {
  background-color: #6c00ff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6c00ff {
  border: 2px solid #6c00ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c00ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 0 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 100% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c00ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c00ff, #eb00ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c00ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 0 255 / 0.35);
}

#6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 0.37 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 2.78 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.30 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.80 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.98 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.62 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.35 #93ff00 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Electric Indigo
#6c00ff  rgb(108, 0, 255)  hsl(265, 100%, 50%)  Electric Indigo
#93ff00  rgb(147, 255, 0)  hsl(85, 100%, 50%)  Chartreuse
#ff6c00  rgb(255, 108, 0)  hsl(25, 100%, 50%)  Pumpkin
#00ff6c  rgb(0, 255, 108)  hsl(145, 100%, 50%)  Spring Green