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#6900A0

#6900a0 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6900a0 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 0% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.38% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 279.38°, with 100% saturation and 31.37% 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 9.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 6.22.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0554

Complementary

  1. #6900a0
  2. #37a000

Split complementary

  1. #6900a0
  2. #87a000
  3. #00a019

Analogous

  1. #1900a0
  2. #6900a0
  3. #a00087

Triadic

  1. #6900a0
  2. #a06900
  3. #00a069

Tetradic

  1. #6900a0
  2. #a00037
  3. #37a000
  4. #00a069

Square

  1. #6900a0
  2. #a01900
  3. #37a000
  4. #0087a0

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0014
  2. #370053
  3. #6900a0
  4. #9b00ec
  5. #bb3aff

Shades

#6900a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6900a0
  2. #5f0090
  3. #540080
  4. #4a0070
  5. #3f0060
  6. #350050
  7. #2a0040
  8. #200030
  9. #150020
  10. #0b0010
  11. #000000

Tints

#6900a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6900a0
  2. #781aaa
  3. #8733b3
  4. #964dbd
  5. #a566c6
  6. #b480d0
  7. #c399d9
  8. #d2b3e3
  9. #e1ccec
  10. #f0e6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6900a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6900a0
  2. #6b0d9d
  3. #6e1a9a
  4. #702696
  5. #723393
  6. #754090
  7. #774d8d
  8. #795a8a
  9. #7b6686
  10. #7e7383
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #553374 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00439d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5f395c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d31a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #38349e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #632b7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6900a0 {
  color: #6900a0;
}
Background
.bg-6900a0 {
  background-color: #6900a0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6900a0 {
  border: 2px solid #6900a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6900a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 0 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 100% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6900a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6900a0, #a00087);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6900a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 0 160 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.22 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.47 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.85 #800080 Purple ΔE 8.25 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.41 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.56 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.85 #96ff5f Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Indigo
#6900a0  rgb(105, 0, 160)  hsl(279, 100%, 31%)  Indigo
#37a000  rgb(55, 160, 0)  hsl(99, 100%, 31%)  Islamic Green
#a06900  rgb(160, 105, 0)  hsl(39, 100%, 31%)  Golden Brown
#00a069  rgb(0, 160, 105)  hsl(159, 100%, 31%)  Shamrock Green