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#6500A7

#6500a7 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6500a7 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 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.52% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 276.29°, with 100% saturation and 32.75% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 6.45.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0556

Complementary

  1. #6500a7
  2. #42a700

Split complementary

  1. #6500a7
  2. #96a700
  3. #00a712

Analogous

  1. #1200a7
  2. #6500a7
  3. #a70096

Triadic

  1. #6500a7
  2. #a76500
  3. #00a765

Tetradic

  1. #6500a7
  2. #a70042
  3. #42a700
  4. #00a765

Square

  1. #6500a7
  2. #a71200
  3. #42a700
  4. #0096a7

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0014
  2. #37005b
  3. #6500a7
  4. #9300f4
  5. #b441ff

Shades

#6500a7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6500a7
  2. #5b0096
  3. #510086
  4. #470075
  5. #3d0064
  6. #330054
  7. #280043
  8. #1e0032
  9. #140021
  10. #0a0011
  11. #000000

Tints

#6500a7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6500a7
  2. #741ab0
  3. #8433b9
  4. #934dc1
  5. #a366ca
  6. #b280d3
  7. #c199dc
  8. #d1b3e5
  9. #e0cced
  10. #f0e6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6500a7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6500a7
  2. #680da3
  3. #6a1a9f
  4. #6d269b
  5. #703397
  6. #734094
  7. #754d90
  8. #785a8c
  9. #7b6688
  10. #7d7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #523378 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0041ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #573d60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2332a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f33a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5d2f83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6500a7 {
  color: #6500a7;
}
Background
.bg-6500a7 {
  background-color: #6500a7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6500a7 {
  border: 2px solid #6500a7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6500a7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 0 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6500a7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6500a7, #a70096);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6500a7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 0 167 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.45 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.77 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.13 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 9.17 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 9.37 #800080 Purple ΔE 9.55 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 9.66 #9aff58 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Indigo
#6500a7  rgb(101, 0, 167)  hsl(276, 100%, 33%)  Indigo
#42a700  rgb(66, 167, 0)  hsl(96, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green
#a76500  rgb(167, 101, 0)  hsl(36, 100%, 33%)  Ginger
#00a765  rgb(0, 167, 101)  hsl(156, 100%, 33%)  Jade