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#6830BF closest to Purple Emperor

#6830BF is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Purple Emperor. In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 18.8% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(104, 48, 191)). Its HSL value is 263° hue, 60% saturation and 47% lightness, and in CMYK it is 46% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #6830BF is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.60:1.

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Variations of #6830BF

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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#6830BF 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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#6830BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #6830BF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 76% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0052BC
  • Protanopia 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0055C3
  • Protanomaly 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #004DC1
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0052BC
  • Deuteranomaly 79% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #1E49BD
  • Tritanopia 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4F5675
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #6243A3
  • Achromatopsia 58% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #545454
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #594D7B

#6830BF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.60:1 Very good#6830BF text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.76:1 Very poor#6830BF text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#6830BF in CSS

/* Purple Emperor */
.color { color: #6830BF; }
.background { background-color: #6830BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #6830BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(104 48 191);
color: hsl(263 60% 47%);
color: oklch(0.470 0.207 294.9);

#6830BF FAQ

What color is #6830BF?

#6830BF is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Purple Emperor. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #6830BF?

#6830BF is rgb(104, 48, 191) in RGB, hsl(263, 60%, 47%) in HSL and cmyk(46%, 75%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #6830BF?

The complementary color of #6830BF is #87BF30, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #6830BF?

White text has the best contrast on #6830BF: 7.60:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #6830BF a warm or cool color?

#6830BF is a cool color.