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#6000BB closest to Sea Serpent’s Tears

#6000BB is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Sea Serpent’s Tears. In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 0.0% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(96, 0, 187)). Its HSL value is 271° hue, 100% saturation and 37% lightness, and in CMYK it is 49% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #6000BB is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.48:1.

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Variations of #6000BB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#6000BB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

6000BB5BBB00
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#6000BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #6000BB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 74% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0043B8
  • Protanopia 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0047BF
  • Protanomaly 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #003DBD
  • Deuteranopia 74% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0043B8
  • Deuteranomaly 75% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0038B9
  • Tritanopia 65% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #44486D
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #592D9D
  • Achromatopsia 53% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #464646
  • Achromatomaly 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #4D3C72

#6000BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.48:1 Very good#6000BB text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.21:1 Very poor#6000BB text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#6000BB in CSS

/* Sea Serpent’s Tears */
.color { color: #6000BB; }
.background { background-color: #6000BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #6000BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(96 0 187);
color: hsl(271 100% 37%);
color: oklch(0.425 0.232 295.6);

#6000BB FAQ

What color is #6000BB?

#6000BB is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Sea Serpent’s Tears. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #6000BB?

#6000BB is rgb(96, 0, 187) in RGB, hsl(271, 100%, 37%) in HSL and cmyk(49%, 100%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #6000BB?

The complementary color of #6000BB is #5BBB00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #6000BB?

White text has the best contrast on #6000BB: 9.48:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #6000BB a warm or cool color?

#6000BB is a cool color.