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#6900A3

#6900a3 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6900a3 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 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.58% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 278.65°, with 100% saturation and 31.96% 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 9.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 6.48.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0565

Complementary

  1. #6900a3
  2. #3aa300

Split complementary

  1. #6900a3
  2. #8ba300
  3. #00a317

Analogous

  1. #1700a3
  2. #6900a3
  3. #a3008b

Triadic

  1. #6900a3
  2. #a36900
  3. #00a369

Tetradic

  1. #6900a3
  2. #a3003a
  3. #3aa300
  4. #00a369

Square

  1. #6900a3
  2. #a31700
  3. #3aa300
  4. #008ba3

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0014
  2. #380056
  3. #6900a3
  4. #9a00ef
  5. #ba3dff

Shades

#6900a3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6900a3
  2. #5f0093
  3. #540082
  4. #4a0072
  5. #3f0062
  6. #350052
  7. #2a0041
  8. #200031
  9. #150021
  10. #0b0010
  11. #000000

Tints

#6900a3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6900a3
  2. #781aac
  3. #8733b5
  4. #964dbf
  5. #a566c8
  6. #b480d1
  7. #c399da
  8. #d2b3e3
  9. #e1cced
  10. #f0e6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6900a3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6900a3
  2. #6b0da0
  3. #6e1a9c
  4. #702699
  5. #723395
  6. #754092
  7. #774d8e
  8. #795a8b
  9. #7b6687
  10. #7e7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #553476 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0041a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5e3a5e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2b32a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3634a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #632d7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6900a3 {
  color: #6900a3;
}
Background
.bg-6900a3 {
  background-color: #6900a3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6900a3 {
  border: 2px solid #6900a3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6900a3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 0 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6900a3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6900a3, #a3008b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6900a3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 0 163 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.48 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.49 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.84 #800080 Purple ΔE 8.59 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.67 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.81 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 9.14 #96ff5c Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Indigo
#6900a3  rgb(105, 0, 163)  hsl(279, 100%, 32%)  Indigo
#3aa300  rgb(58, 163, 0)  hsl(99, 100%, 32%)  Kelly Green
#a36900  rgb(163, 105, 0)  hsl(39, 100%, 32%)  Golden Brown
#00a369  rgb(0, 163, 105)  hsl(159, 100%, 32%)  Jade