Information about Electric Indigo color

#6F00FF - Electric Indigo color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6F00FF, known as "Electric Indigo", is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Full Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(111, 0, 255) (43.5% red, 0% green, 100% blue), or CMYK 56 / 100 / 0 / 0 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #6F00FF reads as a intensely saturated violet and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Neon Indigo (#7B00FF). Slightly further away sit Luminous Vivid Blue Violet (#6000FF) and Violet (#8000FF).

In RGB terms — rgb(111, 0, 255) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.1:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Electric Indigo" in the Register.

Electric Indigo color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Electric Indigo color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to Electric Indigo

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6F00FF
  • RGB111, 0, 255
  • CMYK56, 100, 0, 0
  • CSSrgb(111, 0, 255)
  • HSL266°, 100%, 50%
  • HSL Precise266.118°, 100%, 50%
  • HSV266°, 100%, 100%
  • HSB266°, 100%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.435, 0.000, 1.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.435, 0.000, 1.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.435, 0.000, 1.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB43.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB100%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6F00FF
  • DECIMAL ID7274751
  • Name Length15
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