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#6C5AAA

#6c5aaa ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6c5aaa is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 35.29% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.47% cyan, 47.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 253.5°, with 32% saturation and 50.98% 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 4.32.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.134

Complementary

  1. #6c5aaa
  2. #98aa5a

Split complementary

  1. #6c5aaa
  2. #aa945a
  3. #70aa5a

Analogous

  1. #5a70aa
  2. #6c5aaa
  3. #945aaa

Triadic

  1. #6c5aaa
  2. #aa6c5a
  3. #5aaa6c

Tetradic

  1. #6c5aaa
  2. #aa5a98
  3. #98aa5a
  4. #5aaa6c

Square

  1. #6c5aaa
  2. #aa5a70
  3. #98aa5a
  4. #5aaa94

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2447
  2. #4c3e79
  3. #6c5aaa
  4. #998cc4
  5. #c6bfde

Shades

#6c5aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c5aaa
  2. #615199
  3. #564888
  4. #4c3f77
  5. #413666
  6. #362d55
  7. #2b2444
  8. #201b33
  9. #161222
  10. #0b0911
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c5aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c5aaa
  2. #7b6bb3
  3. #897bbb
  4. #988cc4
  5. #a79ccc
  6. #b6add5
  7. #c4bddd
  8. #d3cee6
  9. #e2deee
  10. #f0eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c5aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c5aaa
  2. #6e5ea6
  3. #7062a2
  4. #72659d
  5. #746999
  6. #766d95
  7. #787191
  8. #7a758d
  9. #7c7888
  10. #7e7c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #696287 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e68ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4065a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5d6a7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5462ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5561a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #636490 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c5aaa {
  color: #6c5aaa;
}
Background
.bg-6c5aaa {
  background-color: #6c5aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6c5aaa {
  border: 2px solid #6c5aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c5aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 90 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 32% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c5aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c5aaa, #945aaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c5aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 90 170 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 4.32 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.02 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.87 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.79 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.03 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 10.60 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.64 #93a555 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#6c5aaa  rgb(108, 90, 170)  hsl(254, 32%, 51%)  Royal Purple
#98aa5a  rgb(152, 170, 90)  hsl(74, 32%, 51%)  Moss Green
#aa6c5a  rgb(170, 108, 90)  hsl(14, 32%, 51%)  Redwood
#5aaa6c  rgb(90, 170, 108)  hsl(134, 32%, 51%)  Medium Sea Green