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Earthyindigo

Cool Violet Stream

#6e49ab
Notes

Cool Violet Stream (#6E49AB) is a true indigo with an earthy character. It leans grounded and natural, the kind of color that plays well with wood, clay, linen, and warm neutrals. Its HSL profile (263°, 40%, 48%) places it in the balanced band at a mid lightness. It works across type, buttons, and borders, saturated enough to feel deliberate but balanced enough to not fight the rest of the palette. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary lime. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#6e49ab
RGB
rgb(110, 73, 171)
HSL
hsl(263, 40%, 48%)
HWB
hwb(263 29% 33%)
OKLCH
oklch(49.5% 0.151 298.1)
HSV
hsv(263, 57%, 67%)
LAB
lab(39.61% 37.29 -47.11)
LCH
lch(39.61% 60.08 308.36)
CMYK
cmyk(36%, 57%, 0%, 33%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#6e49ab
Original
#1a5dae
Protanopia
#295ca9
Deuteranopia
#605d73
Tritanopia
#585858
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAon White
6.55:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AA Largeon Black
3.20:1

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