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#6E00A9

#6e00a9 ≈ Rebecca Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6e00a9 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 0% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.91% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 279.05°, with 100% saturation and 33.14% 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 9.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 6.42.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0618

Complementary

  1. #6e00a9
  2. #3ba900

Split complementary

  1. #6e00a9
  2. #90a900
  3. #00a919

Analogous

  1. #1900a9
  2. #6e00a9
  3. #a90090

Triadic

  1. #6e00a9
  2. #a96e00
  3. #00a96e

Tetradic

  1. #6e00a9
  2. #a9003b
  3. #3ba900
  4. #00a96e

Square

  1. #6e00a9
  2. #a91900
  3. #3ba900
  4. #0090a9

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0014
  2. #3c005d
  3. #6e00a9
  4. #a000f6
  5. #bd43ff

Shades

#6e00a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e00a9
  2. #630098
  3. #580087
  4. #4d0076
  5. #420065
  6. #370055
  7. #2c0044
  8. #210033
  9. #160022
  10. #0b0011
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e00a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e00a9
  2. #7d1ab2
  3. #8b33ba
  4. #9a4dc3
  5. #a866cb
  6. #b780d4
  7. #c599dd
  8. #d4b3e5
  9. #e2ccee
  10. #f1e6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e00a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e00a9
  2. #700da5
  3. #721aa1
  4. #73269d
  5. #753399
  6. #774095
  7. #794d90
  8. #7b5a8c
  9. #7c6688
  10. #7e7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #59367a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #633d62 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e34ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a36a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #682e84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e00a9 {
  color: #6e00a9;
}
Background
.bg-6e00a9 {
  background-color: #6e00a9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6e00a9 {
  border: 2px solid #6e00a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e00a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 0 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e00a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e00a9, #a90090);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e00a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 0 169 / 0.35);
}

#663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.42 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.64 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.61 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.49 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.60 #800080 Purple ΔE 8.69 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.83 #91ff56 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Rebecca Purple
#6e00a9  rgb(110, 0, 169)  hsl(279, 100%, 33%)  Rebecca Purple
#3ba900  rgb(59, 169, 0)  hsl(99, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green
#a96e00  rgb(169, 110, 0)  hsl(39, 100%, 33%)  Golden Brown
#00a96e  rgb(0, 169, 110)  hsl(159, 100%, 33%)  Jade