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#6E38EA

#6e38ea ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6e38ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 21.96% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.99% cyan, 76.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 258.2°, with 80.91% saturation and 56.86% 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 6.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 4.45.

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Relative luminance0.1208

Complementary

  1. #6e38ea
  2. #b4ea38

Split complementary

  1. #6e38ea
  2. #eac738
  3. #5bea38

Analogous

  1. #385bea
  2. #6e38ea
  3. #c738ea

Triadic

  1. #6e38ea
  2. #ea6e38
  3. #38ea6e

Tetradic

  1. #6e38ea
  2. #ea38b4
  3. #b4ea38
  4. #38ea6e

Square

  1. #6e38ea
  2. #ea385b
  3. #b4ea38
  4. #38eac7

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0d7c
  2. #4914c1
  3. #6e38ea
  4. #a07df1
  5. #d3c2f9

Shades

#6e38ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e38ea
  2. #6332d3
  3. #582dbb
  4. #4d27a4
  5. #42228c
  6. #371c75
  7. #2c165e
  8. #211146
  9. #160b2f
  10. #0b0617
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e38ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e38ea
  2. #7d4cec
  3. #8b60ee
  4. #9a74f0
  5. #a888f2
  6. #b79cf5
  7. #c5aff7
  8. #d4c3f9
  9. #e2d7fb
  10. #f1ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e38ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e38ea
  2. #703fdf
  3. #7246d5
  4. #734eca
  5. #7555c0
  6. #775cb5
  7. #7963aa
  8. #7b6aa0
  9. #7c7295
  10. #7e798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6754aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005de7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3c6b90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0256ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0f51e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #555bbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e38ea {
  color: #6e38ea;
}
Background
.bg-6e38ea {
  background-color: #6e38ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6e38ea {
  border: 2px solid #6e38ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e38ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 56 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 81% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e38ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e38ea, #c738ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e38ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 56 234 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.45 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.72 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.38 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.55 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.66 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.58 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.31 #91c715 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#6e38ea  rgb(110, 56, 234)  hsl(258, 81%, 57%)  Blue Violet
#b4ea38  rgb(180, 234, 56)  hsl(78, 81%, 57%)  Inchworm
#ea6e38  rgb(234, 110, 56)  hsl(18, 81%, 57%)  Burnt Sienna
#38ea6e  rgb(56, 234, 110)  hsl(138, 81%, 57%)  Malachite