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#6B00A0 closest to Wild Violet

#6B00A0 is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Wild Violet. In the RGB color model it is made of 42.0% red, 0.0% green and 62.7% blue (rgb(107, 0, 160)). Its HSL value is 280° hue, 100% saturation and 31% lightness, and in CMYK it is 33% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black. #6B00A0 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.85:1.

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Variations of #6B00A0

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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#6B00A0 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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#6B00A0 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #6B00A0 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 68% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #00449D
  • Protanopia 68% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0040A4
  • Protanomaly 69% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0838A2
  • Deuteranopia 68% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #00449D
  • Deuteranomaly 75% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #2D389E
  • Tritanopia 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #62395C
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #692386
  • Achromatopsia 57% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #434343
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #503A65

#6B00A0 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.85:1 Very good#6B00A0 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.13:1 Very poor#6B00A0 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#6B00A0 in CSS

/* Wild Violet */
.color { color: #6B00A0; }
.background { background-color: #6B00A0; }
.border { border: 1px solid #6B00A0; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(107 0 160);
color: hsl(280 100% 31%);
color: oklch(0.413 0.211 307.9);

#6B00A0 FAQ

What color is #6B00A0?

#6B00A0 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 #6B00A0?

#6B00A0 is rgb(107, 0, 160) in RGB, hsl(280, 100%, 31%) in HSL and cmyk(33%, 100%, 0%, 37%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #6B00A0?

The complementary color of #6B00A0 is #35A000, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #6B00A0?

White text has the best contrast on #6B00A0: 9.85:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #6B00A0 a warm or cool color?

#6B00A0 is a cool color.