Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #6a039b, its pure hue is 280.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 96.2%, and its lightness is 31.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #6a039b, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0d0013 to #5d0388.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #6a039b. In RGB, it consists of 41.6% Red, 1.2% Green, and 60.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 31.6% Cyan, 98.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 39.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 280.7°, with saturation of 96.2% and lightness of 31%. The decimal value for #6a039b is 6947739, and its nearest "web safe" color is #660099. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #6a039b is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #6a039b
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #6a039b, its pure hue is 280.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 96.2%, and its lightness is 31.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #6a039b, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #7d23a8 to #ece0f3.
Tones of #6a039b
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #6a039b, its pure hue is 280.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 96.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #6a039b, which range from #4f4f4f (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #6b009e (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #6a039b
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #6a039b! For #6a039b, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #6a039b. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #6a039b
This color, #6a039b, consists of 41.6% Red, 1.2% Green, and 60.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 106, Green = 3, Blue = 155. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #6a039b is 31.6% Cyan, 98.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 39.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 106 | 3 | 155 |
Octal | 152 | 3 | 233 |
Hexa | #6a | #03 | #9b |
Binary | 01101010 | 00000011 | 10011011 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 31 | 98 | 0 | 39 |
Octal | 37 | 142 | 0 | 47 |
Hexa | #1f | #62 | #00 | #27 |
Binary | 00011111 | 01100010 | 00000000 | 00100111 |
Analogous Colors of #6a039b
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #6a039b — which has hue 280.7° — its analogous colors are located at 250.7° and 310.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6a039b.
Triadic Colors of #6a039b
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #6a039b — which has hue 280.7° — its triadic colors are located at 40.7° and 280.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6a039b.
Complementary Color of #6a039b
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #6a039b — which has hue 280.7° — its complementary color is located at 100.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6a039b.
Split Complementary Colors of #6a039b
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #6a039b — which has hue 280.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 70.7° and 280.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6a039b.
Tetradic Colors of #6a039b
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #6a039b — which has hue 280.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 190.7°, 280.7°, 10.7°, and 100.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6a039b.
Monochromatic Colors of #6a039b
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #6a039b, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #35024d — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #a002eb (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #6a039b
We want to make getting started with #6a039b on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #6a039b into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #6a039b can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #6a039b with other HTML elements.
#6a039b Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #6a039b;">The color of this text is #6a039b.</span>
#6a039b Background Color
<div style="background-color: #6a039b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #6a039b.</div>
#6a039b Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #6a039b;">This color for the shadow of this text is #6a039b.</span>
#6a039b Border Color
<div style="border: #6a039b 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #6a039b.</div>
#6a039b Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #6a039b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #6a039b on a white background.</div></div>
#6a039b Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #6a039b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #6a039b on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #6a039b to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#6a039b,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#6a039b,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#6a039b,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#6a039b,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #6a039b to white.</div>
Gradient from #6a039b to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#6a039b,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#6a039b,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#6a039b,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#6a039b,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #6a039b to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #6a039b
In addition to using #6a039b on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #6a039b in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #6a039b, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 106, Green = 3, Blue = 155). If you need details about the color coordinates of #6a039b in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #6a039b |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(106, 3, 155) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #6a039b; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #6a039b; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #6a039b; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(106, 3, 155); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#6a039b") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:106, green:3, blue:155, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:106 green:3 blue:155 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(106f, 3f, 155f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(106, 3, 155); |
#6a039b Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #6a039b the same way. For those with color blindness, #6a039b might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #6a039b looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #6a039b is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #6a039b looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #6a039b will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #6a039b is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 10.0:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.