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#6F5BB2

#6f5bb2 ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6f5bb2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.53% red, 35.69% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.64% cyan, 48.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 253.79°, with 36.1% saturation and 52.75% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 4.42.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1408

Complementary

  1. #6f5bb2
  2. #9eb25b

Split complementary

  1. #6f5bb2
  2. #b29b5b
  3. #73b25b

Analogous

  1. #5b73b2
  2. #6f5bb2
  3. #9b5bb2

Triadic

  1. #6f5bb2
  2. #b26f5b
  3. #5bb26f

Tetradic

  1. #6f5bb2
  2. #b25b9e
  3. #9eb25b
  4. #5bb26f

Square

  1. #6f5bb2
  2. #b25b73
  3. #9eb25b
  4. #5bb29b

Monochromatic

  1. #2f254f
  2. #4d3e83
  3. #6f5bb2
  4. #9d8fca
  5. #cac3e3

Shades

#6f5bb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6f5bb2
  2. #6452a0
  3. #59498e
  4. #4e407d
  5. #43376b
  6. #382e59
  7. #2c2447
  8. #211b35
  9. #161224
  10. #0b0912
  11. #000000

Tints

#6f5bb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6f5bb2
  2. #7d6bba
  3. #8c7cc1
  4. #9a8cc9
  5. #a99dd1
  6. #b7add9
  7. #c5bde0
  8. #d4cee8
  9. #e2def0
  10. #f1eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6f5bb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6f5bb2
  2. #715fad
  3. #7262a8
  4. #7466a3
  5. #766a9e
  6. #786e99
  7. #797194
  8. #7b758f
  9. #7d798a
  10. #7e7c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b648c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b6ab5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d67b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5e6c7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5464b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5562b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #656696 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6f5bb2 {
  color: #6f5bb2;
}
Background
.bg-6f5bb2 {
  background-color: #6f5bb2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6f5bb2 {
  border: 2px solid #6f5bb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6f5bb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 111 91 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 36% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6f5bb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6f5bb2, #9b5bb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6f5bb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(111 91 178 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 4.42 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.76 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.12 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.77 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.07 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.75 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.24 #90a44d Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#6f5bb2  rgb(111, 91, 178)  hsl(254, 36%, 53%)  Royal Purple
#9eb25b  rgb(158, 178, 91)  hsl(74, 36%, 53%)  Olivine
#b26f5b  rgb(178, 111, 91)  hsl(14, 36%, 53%)  Redwood
#5bb26f  rgb(91, 178, 111)  hsl(134, 36%, 53%)  Medium Sea Green