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#6E27DD

#6e27dd ≈ Electric Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6e27dd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 15.29% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.23% cyan, 82.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 263.41°, with 72.8% 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 7.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Indigo (#6f00ff), ΔE 3.87.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0999

Complementary

  1. #6e27dd
  2. #96dd27

Split complementary

  1. #6e27dd
  2. #ddc927
  3. #3bdd27

Analogous

  1. #273bdd
  2. #6e27dd
  3. #c927dd

Triadic

  1. #6e27dd
  2. #dd6e27
  3. #27dd6e

Tetradic

  1. #6e27dd
  2. #dd2796
  3. #96dd27
  4. #27dd6e

Square

  1. #6e27dd
  2. #dd273b
  3. #96dd27
  4. #27ddc9

Monochromatic

  1. #2d0f5c
  2. #4d199f
  3. #6e27dd
  4. #9a69e7
  5. #c7abf2

Shades

#6e27dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e27dd
  2. #6323c7
  3. #581fb1
  4. #4d1b9b
  5. #421785
  6. #37146f
  7. #2c1058
  8. #210c42
  9. #16082c
  10. #0b0416
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e27dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e27dd
  2. #7d3de0
  3. #8b52e4
  4. #9a68e7
  5. #a87deb
  6. #b793ee
  7. #c5a9f1
  8. #d4bef5
  9. #e2d4f8
  10. #f1e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e27dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e27dd
  2. #7030d4
  3. #7239ca
  4. #7342c1
  5. #754bb8
  6. #7754af
  7. #795ca5
  8. #7b659c
  9. #7c6e93
  10. #7e7789
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #624aa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005be2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #485f85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #024ce0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1747db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5a4eaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e27dd {
  color: #6e27dd;
}
Background
.bg-6e27dd {
  background-color: #6e27dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6e27dd {
  border: 2px solid #6e27dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e27dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 39 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e27dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e27dd, #c927dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e27dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 39 221 / 0.35);
}

#6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 3.87 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.30 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.64 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.98 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.99 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.08 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.90 #91d822 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Electric Indigo
#6e27dd  rgb(110, 39, 221)  hsl(263, 73%, 51%)  Electric Indigo
#96dd27  rgb(150, 221, 39)  hsl(83, 73%, 51%)  Yellow Green
#dd6e27  rgb(221, 110, 39)  hsl(23, 73%, 51%)  Chocolate
#27dd6e  rgb(39, 221, 110)  hsl(143, 73%, 51%)  Malachite