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#6D27EA

#6d27ea ≈ Electric Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#6d27ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.75% red, 15.29% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.42% cyan, 83.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 261.54°, with 82.28% saturation and 53.53% 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 6.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Indigo (#6f00ff), ΔE 2.74.

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Relative luminance0.1064

Complementary

  1. #6d27ea
  2. #a4ea27

Split complementary

  1. #6d27ea
  2. #eacf27
  3. #42ea27

Analogous

  1. #2742ea
  2. #6d27ea
  3. #cf27ea

Triadic

  1. #6d27ea
  2. #ea6d27
  3. #27ea6d

Tetradic

  1. #6d27ea
  2. #ea27a4
  3. #a4ea27
  4. #27ea6d

Square

  1. #6d27ea
  2. #ea2742
  3. #a4ea27
  4. #27eacf

Monochromatic

  1. #2e0b6d
  2. #4b11b3
  3. #6d27ea
  4. #9c6df1
  5. #cbb2f8

Shades

#6d27ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6d27ea
  2. #6223d3
  3. #571fbb
  4. #4c1ba4
  5. #41178c
  6. #371475
  7. #2c105e
  8. #210c46
  9. #16082f
  10. #0b0417
  11. #000000

Tints

#6d27ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6d27ea
  2. #7c3dec
  3. #8a52ee
  4. #9968f0
  5. #a77df2
  6. #b693f5
  7. #c5a9f7
  8. #d3bef9
  9. #e2d4fb
  10. #f0e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6d27ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6d27ea
  2. #6f30df
  3. #7139d5
  4. #7342ca
  5. #754bc0
  6. #7754b5
  7. #785caa
  8. #7a65a0
  9. #7c6e95
  10. #7e778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #634ca8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3b648d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004eed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0048e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5352b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6d27ea {
  color: #6d27ea;
}
Background
.bg-6d27ea {
  background-color: #6d27ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6d27ea {
  border: 2px solid #6d27ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6d27ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 109 39 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 82% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6d27ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6d27ea, #cf27ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6d27ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(109 39 234 / 0.35);
}

#6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 2.74 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.53 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.56 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.13 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.50 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.72 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.42 #92d815 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Electric Indigo
#6d27ea  rgb(109, 39, 234)  hsl(262, 82%, 54%)  Electric Indigo
#a4ea27  rgb(164, 234, 39)  hsl(82, 82%, 54%)  Inchworm
#ea6d27  rgb(234, 109, 39)  hsl(22, 82%, 54%)  Persimmon
#27ea6d  rgb(39, 234, 109)  hsl(142, 82%, 54%)  Malachite