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#6E59A1

#6e59a1 ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6e59a1 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 34.9% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.68% cyan, 44.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 257.5°, with 28.8% saturation and 49.02% 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 5.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 3.96.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1303

Complementary

  1. #6e59a1
  2. #8ca159

Split complementary

  1. #6e59a1
  2. #a19259
  3. #68a159

Analogous

  1. #5968a1
  2. #6e59a1
  3. #9259a1

Triadic

  1. #6e59a1
  2. #a16e59
  3. #59a16e

Tetradic

  1. #6e59a1
  2. #a1598c
  3. #8ca159
  4. #59a16e

Square

  1. #6e59a1
  2. #a15968
  3. #8ca159
  4. #59a192

Monochromatic

  1. #2b233e
  2. #4c3e70
  3. #6e59a1
  4. #9889be
  5. #c3bad9

Shades

#6e59a1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e59a1
  2. #635091
  3. #584781
  4. #4d3e71
  5. #423561
  6. #372d51
  7. #2c2440
  8. #211b30
  9. #161220
  10. #0b0910
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e59a1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e59a1
  2. #7d6aaa
  3. #8b7ab4
  4. #9a8bbd
  5. #a89bc7
  6. #b7acd0
  7. #c5bdd9
  8. #d4cde3
  9. #e2deec
  10. #f1eef6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e59a1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e59a1
  2. #705d9e
  3. #72619a
  4. #736597
  5. #756994
  6. #776d91
  7. #79708d
  8. #7b748a
  9. #7c7887
  10. #7e7c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #696081 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4366a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #46649f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #636675 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5761a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5960a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #676189 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e59a1 {
  color: #6e59a1;
}
Background
.bg-6e59a1 {
  background-color: #6e59a1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6e59a1 {
  border: 2px solid #6e59a1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e59a1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 89 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 29% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e59a1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e59a1, #9259a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e59a1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 89 161 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 3.96 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.97 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.64 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 10.06 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.22 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 10.29 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.50 #91a65e Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#6e59a1  rgb(110, 89, 161)  hsl(258, 29%, 49%)  Royal Purple
#8ca159  rgb(140, 161, 89)  hsl(78, 29%, 49%)  Moss Green
#a16e59  rgb(161, 110, 89)  hsl(18, 29%, 49%)  Cafe au Lait
#59a16e  rgb(89, 161, 110)  hsl(138, 29%, 49%)  Jade