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#6C4EB2

#6c4eb2 ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6c4eb2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 30.59% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.33% cyan, 56.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 258°, with 39.37% saturation and 50.2% 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 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 3.58.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1185

Complementary

  1. #6c4eb2
  2. #94b24e

Split complementary

  1. #6c4eb2
  2. #b29e4e
  3. #62b24e

Analogous

  1. #4e62b2
  2. #6c4eb2
  3. #9e4eb2

Triadic

  1. #6c4eb2
  2. #b26c4e
  3. #4eb26c

Tetradic

  1. #6c4eb2
  2. #b24e94
  3. #94b24e
  4. #4eb26c

Square

  1. #6c4eb2
  2. #b24e62
  3. #94b24e
  4. #4eb29e

Monochromatic

  1. #2b1f48
  2. #4c367d
  3. #6c4eb2
  4. #9883c9
  5. #c5b9e0

Shades

#6c4eb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c4eb2
  2. #6146a0
  3. #563e8e
  4. #4c377d
  5. #412f6b
  6. #362759
  7. #2b1f47
  8. #201735
  9. #161024
  10. #0b0812
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c4eb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c4eb2
  2. #7b60ba
  3. #8971c1
  4. #9883c9
  5. #a795d1
  6. #b6a7d9
  7. #c4b8e0
  8. #d3cae8
  9. #e2dcf0
  10. #f0edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c4eb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c4eb2
  2. #6e53ad
  3. #7058a8
  4. #725da3
  5. #74629e
  6. #766799
  7. #786c94
  8. #7a718f
  9. #7c768a
  10. #7e7b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #655a89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c62b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #265fb0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5a6378 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #495ab4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c59b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #625b93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c4eb2 {
  color: #6c4eb2;
}
Background
.bg-6c4eb2 {
  background-color: #6c4eb2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6c4eb2 {
  border: 2px solid #6c4eb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c4eb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 78 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 39% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c4eb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c4eb2, #9e4eb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c4eb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 78 178 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 3.58 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.67 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.79 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.07 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.80 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.32 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.94 #93b14d Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#6c4eb2  rgb(108, 78, 178)  hsl(258, 39%, 50%)  Royal Purple
#94b24e  rgb(148, 178, 78)  hsl(78, 39%, 50%)  Olivine
#b26c4e  rgb(178, 108, 78)  hsl(18, 39%, 50%)  Cafe au Lait
#4eb26c  rgb(78, 178, 108)  hsl(138, 39%, 50%)  Medium Sea Green