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#6B00A4 closest to Wild Violet

#6B00A4 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 64.3% blue (rgb(107, 0, 164)). Its HSL value is 279° hue, 100% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 35% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. #6B00A4 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.72:1.

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Variations of #6B00A4

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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#6B00A4 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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#6B00A4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #6B00A4 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 #0045A1
  • Protanopia 69% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0042A8
  • Protanomaly 69% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0039A6
  • Deuteranopia 68% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0045A1
  • Deuteranomaly 75% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #2A39A2
  • Tritanopia 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #603B5F
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #69248A
  • Achromatopsia 57% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #444444
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #503B67

#6B00A4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.72:1 Very good#6B00A4 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.16:1 Very poor#6B00A4 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#6B00A4 in CSS

/* Wild Violet */
.color { color: #6B00A4; }
.background { background-color: #6B00A4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #6B00A4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(107 0 164);
color: hsl(279 100% 32%);
color: oklch(0.417 0.214 306.7);

#6B00A4 FAQ

What color is #6B00A4?

#6B00A4 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 #6B00A4?

#6B00A4 is rgb(107, 0, 164) in RGB, hsl(279, 100%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(35%, 100%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #6B00A4?

The complementary color of #6B00A4 is #39A400, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #6B00A4?

White text has the best contrast on #6B00A4: 9.72:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #6B00A4 a warm or cool color?

#6B00A4 is a cool color.