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#6D4AB9

#6d4ab9 ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6d4ab9 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.75% red, 29.02% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.08% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 258.92°, with 44.22% saturation and 50.78% 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 6.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 4.61.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.1165

Complementary

  1. #6d4ab9
  2. #96b94a

Split complementary

  1. #6d4ab9
  2. #b9a44a
  3. #5eb94a

Analogous

  1. #4a5eb9
  2. #6d4ab9
  3. #a44ab9

Triadic

  1. #6d4ab9
  2. #b96d4a
  3. #4ab96d

Tetradic

  1. #6d4ab9
  2. #b94a96
  3. #96b94a
  4. #4ab96d

Square

  1. #6d4ab9
  2. #b94a5e
  3. #96b94a
  4. #4ab9a4

Monochromatic

  1. #2c1e4c
  2. #4c3384
  3. #6d4ab9
  4. #9981ce
  5. #c6b8e4

Shades

#6d4ab9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6d4ab9
  2. #6243a7
  3. #573b94
  4. #4c3482
  5. #412c6f
  6. #37255d
  7. #2c1e4a
  8. #211638
  9. #160f25
  10. #0b0713
  11. #000000

Tints

#6d4ab9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6d4ab9
  2. #7c5cc0
  3. #8a6ec7
  4. #9980ce
  5. #a792d5
  6. #b6a5dc
  7. #c5b7e3
  8. #d3c9ea
  9. #e2dbf1
  10. #f0edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6d4ab9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6d4ab9
  2. #6f4fb3
  3. #7155ae
  4. #735aa8
  5. #7560a2
  6. #77659d
  7. #786a97
  8. #7a7091
  9. #7c758b
  10. #7e7b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #65588c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0e5eb7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #59627a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4559bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4757b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #625a97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6d4ab9 {
  color: #6d4ab9;
}
Background
.bg-6d4ab9 {
  background-color: #6d4ab9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6d4ab9 {
  border: 2px solid #6d4ab9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6d4ab9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 109 74 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 44% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6d4ab9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6d4ab9, #a44ab9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6d4ab9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(109 74 185 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 4.61 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.20 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.57 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.75 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.03 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.98 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.61 #92b546 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#6d4ab9  rgb(109, 74, 185)  hsl(259, 44%, 51%)  Royal Purple
#96b94a  rgb(150, 185, 74)  hsl(79, 44%, 51%)  Apple Green
#b96d4a  rgb(185, 109, 74)  hsl(19, 44%, 51%)  Cafe au Lait
#4ab96d  rgb(74, 185, 109)  hsl(139, 44%, 51%)  Medium Sea Green