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#6400A9 closest to Wild Violet

#6400A9 is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Wild Violet. In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 0.0% green and 66.3% blue (rgb(100, 0, 169)). Its HSL value is 276° hue, 100% saturation and 33% lightness, and in CMYK it is 41% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black. #6400A9 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.93:1.

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Variations of #6400A9

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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#6400A9 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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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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#6400A9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #6400A9 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 71% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0042A6
  • Protanopia 71% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0042AD
  • Protanomaly 72% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0039AB
  • Deuteranopia 71% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0042A6
  • Deuteranomaly 74% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #1637A7
  • Tritanopia 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #543E62
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #60278E
  • Achromatopsia 56% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #434343
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #4D3A69

#6400A9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.93:1 Very good#6400A9 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.11:1 Very poor#6400A9 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#6400A9 in CSS

/* Wild Violet */
.color { color: #6400A9; }
.background { background-color: #6400A9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #6400A9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(100 0 169);
color: hsl(276 100% 33%);
color: oklch(0.412 0.217 302.1);

#6400A9 FAQ

What color is #6400A9?

#6400A9 is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Wild Violet. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #6400A9?

#6400A9 is rgb(100, 0, 169) in RGB, hsl(276, 100%, 33%) in HSL and cmyk(41%, 100%, 0%, 34%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #6400A9?

The complementary color of #6400A9 is #45A900, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #6400A9?

White text has the best contrast on #6400A9: 9.93:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #6400A9 a warm or cool color?

#6400A9 is a cool color.