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#6B00A8

#6b00a8 ≈ Rebecca Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6b00a8 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.96% red, 0% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.31% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 278.21°, with 100% saturation and 32.94% 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 9.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 6.49.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0595

Complementary

  1. #6b00a8
  2. #3da800

Split complementary

  1. #6b00a8
  2. #91a800
  3. #00a817

Analogous

  1. #1700a8
  2. #6b00a8
  3. #a80091

Triadic

  1. #6b00a8
  2. #a86b00
  3. #00a86b

Tetradic

  1. #6b00a8
  2. #a8003d
  3. #3da800
  4. #00a86b

Square

  1. #6b00a8
  2. #a81700
  3. #3da800
  4. #0091a8

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0014
  2. #3a005b
  3. #6b00a8
  4. #9c00f4
  5. #ba42ff

Shades

#6b00a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6b00a8
  2. #600097
  3. #560086
  4. #4b0076
  5. #400065
  6. #360054
  7. #2b0043
  8. #200032
  9. #150022
  10. #0b0011
  11. #000000

Tints

#6b00a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6b00a8
  2. #7a1ab1
  3. #8933b9
  4. #974dc2
  5. #a666cb
  6. #b580d4
  7. #c499dc
  8. #d3b3e5
  9. #e1ccee
  10. #f0e6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6b00a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6b00a8
  2. #6d0da4
  3. #6f1aa0
  4. #71269c
  5. #733398
  6. #764094
  7. #784d90
  8. #7a5a8c
  9. #7c6688
  10. #7e7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #573579 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5f3d61 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2b33aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3735a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #642e83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6b00a8 {
  color: #6b00a8;
}
Background
.bg-6b00a8 {
  background-color: #6b00a8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6b00a8 {
  border: 2px solid #6b00a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6b00a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 0 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6b00a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6b00a8, #a80091);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6b00a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 0 168 / 0.35);
}

#663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.49 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.77 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.17 #800080 Purple ΔE 8.92 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.94 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.94 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.96 #94ff57 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Rebecca Purple
#6b00a8  rgb(107, 0, 168)  hsl(278, 100%, 33%)  Rebecca Purple
#3da800  rgb(61, 168, 0)  hsl(98, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green
#a86b00  rgb(168, 107, 0)  hsl(38, 100%, 33%)  Golden Brown
#00a86b  rgb(0, 168, 107)  hsl(158, 100%, 33%)  Jade