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#6500A5

#6500a5 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6500a5 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 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.79% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 276.73°, with 100% saturation and 32.35% 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 10.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 6.24.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0548

Complementary

  1. #6500a5
  2. #40a500

Split complementary

  1. #6500a5
  2. #92a500
  3. #00a513

Analogous

  1. #1300a5
  2. #6500a5
  3. #a50092

Triadic

  1. #6500a5
  2. #a56500
  3. #00a565

Tetradic

  1. #6500a5
  2. #a50040
  3. #40a500
  4. #00a565

Square

  1. #6500a5
  2. #a51300
  3. #40a500
  4. #0092a5

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0014
  2. #360058
  3. #6500a5
  4. #9400f1
  5. #b53fff

Shades

#6500a5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6500a5
  2. #5b0095
  3. #510084
  4. #470074
  5. #3d0063
  6. #330053
  7. #280042
  8. #1e0032
  9. #140021
  10. #0a0011
  11. #000000

Tints

#6500a5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6500a5
  2. #741aae
  3. #8433b7
  4. #934dc0
  5. #a366c9
  6. #b280d2
  7. #c199db
  8. #d1b3e4
  9. #e0cced
  10. #f0e6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6500a5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6500a5
  2. #680da1
  3. #6a1a9e
  4. #6d269a
  5. #703396
  6. #734093
  7. #754d8f
  8. #785a8b
  9. #7b6687
  10. #7d7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #523377 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0041a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #573c5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2432a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3033a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5d2e81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6500a5 {
  color: #6500a5;
}
Background
.bg-6500a5 {
  background-color: #6500a5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6500a5 {
  border: 2px solid #6500a5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6500a5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 0 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6500a5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6500a5, #a50092);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6500a5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 0 165 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.24 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.73 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.11 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 9.20 #800080 Purple ΔE 9.34 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 9.35 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 9.53 #9aff5a Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Indigo
#6500a5  rgb(101, 0, 165)  hsl(277, 100%, 32%)  Indigo
#40a500  rgb(64, 165, 0)  hsl(97, 100%, 32%)  Kelly Green
#a56500  rgb(165, 101, 0)  hsl(37, 100%, 32%)  Ginger
#00a565  rgb(0, 165, 101)  hsl(157, 100%, 32%)  Jade