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#6E56A2

#6e56a2 ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6e56a2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 33.73% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.1% cyan, 46.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 258.95°, with 30.65% saturation and 48.63% 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 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 3.1.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1258

Complementary

  1. #6e56a2
  2. #8aa256

Split complementary

  1. #6e56a2
  2. #a29456
  3. #64a256

Analogous

  1. #5664a2
  2. #6e56a2
  3. #9456a2

Triadic

  1. #6e56a2
  2. #a26e56
  3. #56a26e

Tetradic

  1. #6e56a2
  2. #a2568a
  3. #8aa256
  4. #56a26e

Square

  1. #6e56a2
  2. #a25664
  3. #8aa256
  4. #56a294

Monochromatic

  1. #2a213e
  2. #4c3b70
  3. #6e56a2
  4. #9886bf
  5. #c2b8d9

Shades

#6e56a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e56a2
  2. #634d92
  3. #584582
  4. #4d3c71
  5. #423461
  6. #372b51
  7. #2c2241
  8. #211a31
  9. #161120
  10. #0b0910
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e56a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e56a2
  2. #7d67ab
  3. #8b78b5
  4. #9a89be
  5. #a89ac7
  6. #b7abd1
  7. #c5bbda
  8. #d4cce3
  9. #e2ddec
  10. #f1eef6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e56a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e56a2
  2. #705a9f
  3. #725e9b
  4. #736398
  5. #756794
  6. #776b91
  7. #796f8e
  8. #7b738a
  9. #7c7887
  10. #7e7c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #685e81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e64a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4262a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #636474 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #555fa4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #575ea1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #675f89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e56a2 {
  color: #6e56a2;
}
Background
.bg-6e56a2 {
  background-color: #6e56a2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6e56a2 {
  border: 2px solid #6e56a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e56a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 86 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 31% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e56a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e56a2, #9456a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e56a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 86 162 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 3.10 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.75 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.13 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.25 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.28 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.78 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.82 #91a95d Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#6e56a2  rgb(110, 86, 162)  hsl(259, 31%, 49%)  Royal Purple
#8aa256  rgb(138, 162, 86)  hsl(79, 31%, 49%)  Moss Green
#a26e56  rgb(162, 110, 86)  hsl(19, 31%, 49%)  Cafe au Lait
#56a26e  rgb(86, 162, 110)  hsl(139, 31%, 49%)  Jade