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#6500A2

#6500a2 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6500a2 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 0% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.65% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 277.41°, with 100% saturation and 31.76% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.93.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0538

Complementary

  1. #6500a2
  2. #3da200

Split complementary

  1. #6500a2
  2. #8ea200
  3. #00a214

Analogous

  1. #1400a2
  2. #6500a2
  3. #a2008e

Triadic

  1. #6500a2
  2. #a26500
  3. #00a265

Tetradic

  1. #6500a2
  2. #a2003d
  3. #3da200
  4. #00a265

Square

  1. #6500a2
  2. #a21400
  3. #3da200
  4. #008ea2

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0014
  2. #350055
  3. #6500a2
  4. #9500ee
  5. #b63cff

Shades

#6500a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6500a2
  2. #5b0092
  3. #510082
  4. #470071
  5. #3d0061
  6. #330051
  7. #280041
  8. #1e0031
  9. #140020
  10. #0a0010
  11. #000000

Tints

#6500a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6500a2
  2. #741aab
  3. #8433b5
  4. #934dbe
  5. #a366c7
  6. #b280d1
  7. #c199da
  8. #d1b3e3
  9. #e0ccec
  10. #f0e6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6500a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6500a2
  2. #680d9f
  3. #6a1a9b
  4. #6d2698
  5. #703394
  6. #734091
  7. #754d8e
  8. #785a8a
  9. #7b6687
  10. #7d7383
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #523275 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00419f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #593b5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2631a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3232a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5e2d7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6500a2 {
  color: #6500a2;
}
Background
.bg-6500a2 {
  background-color: #6500a2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6500a2 {
  border: 2px solid #6500a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6500a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 0 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6500a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6500a2, #a2008e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6500a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 0 162 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.93 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.69 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.09 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.95 #800080 Purple ΔE 9.02 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 9.34 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.37 #9aff5d Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Indigo
#6500a2  rgb(101, 0, 162)  hsl(277, 100%, 32%)  Indigo
#3da200  rgb(61, 162, 0)  hsl(97, 100%, 32%)  Islamic Green
#a26500  rgb(162, 101, 0)  hsl(37, 100%, 32%)  Golden Brown
#00a265  rgb(0, 162, 101)  hsl(157, 100%, 32%)  Shamrock Green