Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #6d17cd, its pure hue is 268.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 79.8%, and its lightness is 44.7%. 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 #6d17cd, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0e031a to #5f14b3.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #6d17cd. In RGB, it consists of 42.7% Red, 9.0% Green, and 80.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 46.8% Cyan, 88.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 19.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 268.4°, with saturation of 79.8% and lightness of 44.7%. The decimal value for #6d17cd is 7149517, and its nearest "web safe" color is #6600cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #6d17cd 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 #6d17cd
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #6d17cd, its pure hue is 268.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 79.8%, and its lightness is 44.7%. 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 #6d17cd, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #7f34d3 to #ede2f9.
Tones of #6d17cd
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #6d17cd, its pure hue is 268.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 79.8%, 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 #6d17cd, which range from #727272 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #6c00e4 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #6d17cd
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #6d17cd! For #6d17cd, 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, #6d17cd. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #6d17cd
This color, #6d17cd, consists of 42.7% Red, 9.0% Green, and 80.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 109, Green = 23, Blue = 205. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #6d17cd is 46.8% Cyan, 88.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 19.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 109 | 23 | 205 |
Octal | 155 | 27 | 315 |
Hexa | #6d | #17 | #cd |
Binary | 01101101 | 00010111 | 11001101 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Decimal | 46 | 88 | 0 | 19 |
Octal | 56 | 130 | 0 | 23 |
Hexa | #2e | #58 | #00 | #13 |
Binary | 00101110 | 01011000 | 00000000 | 00010011 |
Analogous Colors of #6d17cd
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #6d17cd — which has hue 268.4° — its analogous colors are located at 238.4° and 298.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6d17cd.
Triadic Colors of #6d17cd
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 #6d17cd — which has hue 268.4° — its triadic colors are located at 28.4° and 268.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6d17cd.
Complementary Color of #6d17cd
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #6d17cd — which has hue 268.4° — its complementary color is located at 88.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6d17cd.
Split Complementary Colors of #6d17cd
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 #6d17cd — which has hue 268.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 58.4° and 268.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6d17cd.
Tetradic Colors of #6d17cd
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 #6d17cd — which has hue 268.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 178.4°, 268.4°, 358.4°, and 88.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6d17cd.
Monochromatic Colors of #6d17cd
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #6d17cd, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #371161 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #a75ff7 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #6d17cd
We want to make getting started with #6d17cd on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #6d17cd into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #6d17cd 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 #6d17cd with other HTML elements.
#6d17cd Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #6d17cd;">The color of this text is #6d17cd.</span>
#6d17cd Background Color
<div style="background-color: #6d17cd; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #6d17cd.</div>
#6d17cd Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #6d17cd;">This color for the shadow of this text is #6d17cd.</span>
#6d17cd Border Color
<div style="border: #6d17cd 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #6d17cd.</div>
#6d17cd Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #6d17cd; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #6d17cd on a white background.</div></div>
#6d17cd Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #6d17cd; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #6d17cd on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #6d17cd to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#6d17cd,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#6d17cd,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#6d17cd,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#6d17cd,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #6d17cd to white.</div>
Gradient from #6d17cd to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#6d17cd,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#6d17cd,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#6d17cd,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#6d17cd,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #6d17cd to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #6d17cd
In addition to using #6d17cd 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 #6d17cd in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #6d17cd, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 109, Green = 23, Blue = 205). If you need details about the color coordinates of #6d17cd 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 | #6d17cd |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(109, 23, 205) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #6d17cd; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #6d17cd; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #6d17cd; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(109, 23, 205); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#6d17cd") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:109, green:23, blue:205, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:109 green:23 blue:205 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(109f, 23f, 205f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(109, 23, 205); |
#6d17cd Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #6d17cd the same way. For those with color blindness, #6d17cd might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #6d17cd looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #6d17cd 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 #6d17cd 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 #6d17cd 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 #6d17cd 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 7.9:1 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.