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#6F36CD

#6f36cd ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6f36cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.53% red, 21.18% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.85% cyan, 73.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 262.65°, with 60.16% 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 6.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 4.82.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.1043

Complementary

  1. #6f36cd
  2. #94cd36

Split complementary

  1. #6f36cd
  2. #cdba36
  3. #48cd36

Analogous

  1. #3648cd
  2. #6f36cd
  3. #ba36cd

Triadic

  1. #6f36cd
  2. #cd6f36
  3. #36cd6f

Tetradic

  1. #6f36cd
  2. #cd3694
  3. #94cd36
  4. #36cd6f

Square

  1. #6f36cd
  2. #cd3648
  3. #94cd36
  4. #36cdba

Monochromatic

  1. #2d1555
  2. #4e2492
  3. #6f36cd
  4. #9b73dc
  5. #c7b1eb

Shades

#6f36cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6f36cd
  2. #6431b9
  3. #592ba4
  4. #4e2690
  5. #43207b
  6. #381b67
  7. #2c1652
  8. #21103e
  9. #160b29
  10. #0b0515
  11. #000000

Tints

#6f36cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6f36cd
  2. #7d4ad2
  3. #8c5ed7
  4. #9a72dc
  5. #a986e1
  6. #b79be6
  7. #c5afeb
  8. #d4c3f0
  9. #e2d7f5
  10. #f1ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6f36cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6f36cd
  2. #713dc5
  3. #7245be
  4. #744cb6
  5. #7654ae
  6. #785ba7
  7. #79629f
  8. #7b6a97
  9. #7d718f
  10. #7e7988
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #644f96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #545e7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d50d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #344dcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6051a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6f36cd {
  color: #6f36cd;
}
Background
.bg-6f36cd {
  background-color: #6f36cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6f36cd {
  border: 2px solid #6f36cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6f36cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 111 54 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 60% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6f36cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6f36cd, #ba36cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6f36cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(111 54 205 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.82 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.40 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.56 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.63 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.63 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.96 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.06 #90c932 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#6f36cd  rgb(111, 54, 205)  hsl(263, 60%, 51%)  Blue Violet
#94cd36  rgb(148, 205, 54)  hsl(83, 60%, 51%)  Yellow Green
#cd6f36  rgb(205, 111, 54)  hsl(23, 60%, 51%)  Chocolate
#36cd6f  rgb(54, 205, 111)  hsl(143, 60%, 51%)  Emerald