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#6972FF closest to Pan Purple

#6972FF is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Pan Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 44.7% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(105, 114, 255)). Its HSL value is 236° hue, 100% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 59% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #6972FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.45:1.

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Variations of #6972FF

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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#6972FF 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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#6972FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #6972FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #007CFC
  • Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0088FF
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3082FF
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #007CFC
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #2B7AFD
  • Tritanopia 65% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #0093AE
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #5581DF
  • Achromatopsia 59% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #828282
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7C7EAD

#6972FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.85:1 Poor#6972FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.45:1 Good#6972FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#6972FF in CSS

/* Pan Purple */
.color { color: #6972FF; }
.background { background-color: #6972FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #6972FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(105 114 255);
color: hsl(236 100% 71%);
color: oklch(0.621 0.206 275.9);

#6972FF FAQ

What color is #6972FF?

#6972FF is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Pan Purple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #6972FF?

#6972FF is rgb(105, 114, 255) in RGB, hsl(236, 100%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(59%, 55%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #6972FF?

The complementary color of #6972FF is #FFF669, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #6972FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #6972FF: 5.45:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #6972FF a warm or cool color?

#6972FF is a cool color.