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#6035df

a balanced, vivid violet · cool · closest name: Blue Violet

RGB
96, 53, 223
HSL
255°, 73%, 54%
CMYK
57, 76, 0, 13
Luminance
0.1036

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #6035df is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#6035df
Hue
255°
violet
Saturation
73%
vivid
Lightness
54%
balanced
Brightness
87%
HSV value
Perceived
39%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.1036
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
75/100 cool
Color family
Violet
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
White
6.84:1
Closest name
Blue Violet
ΔE2000 6.1
Where it sits
Hue255° of 360°
Saturation73%
Lightness54%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool75% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#6035df
RGBrgb(96, 53, 223)
HSLhsl(255, 73%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 76%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(38.5 59.6 -79.3)
LCHlch(38.5 99.2 306.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.496 0.237 285.5)
Decimal6305247
Display P3color(display-p3 0.376 0.208 0.875)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #6035df;
background-color: #6035df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#6035df] bg-[#6035df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #6035df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.376, green: 0.208, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#6035df")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF6035DF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(223, 53, 96)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#ffffff on #6035df · 6.84:1
Use #ffffffAA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 6.84:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 3.07:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #6035df as text scores 6.84:1 on white and 3.07:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#6035df on white: 6.84:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#6035df on black: 3.07:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #005FE4
deuteranopia · #0055DC
tritanopia · #1D6689

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #6035df is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F5F3FC
#EBE7F8
#D3C9F3
#B39EF0
#8D6EE8
#6035df
#4F22D3
#411CB0
#34168D
#291466
#1A0D40
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F5F3FCDarkest = 950 · #1A0D40
:root {
  --brand-50: #F5F3FC;
  --brand-100: #EBE7F8;
  --brand-200: #D3C9F3;
  --brand-300: #B39EF0;
  --brand-400: #8D6EE8;
  --brand-500: #6035df;
  --brand-600: #4F22D3;
  --brand-700: #411CB0;
  --brand-800: #34168D;
  --brand-900: #291466;
  --brand-950: #1A0D40;
  --brand: #6035df;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #6035df

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#ffffff
White wins here
Surface#F6F4FA
Tinted page background
Border#CBC0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#5F4B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#B4B418
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#29116E
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EEE9FC
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#181424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #6035df

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Body text and links on white
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#B4DF35
Analogous left#355FDF
Analogous right#B535DF
Split-complement 1#DFB535
Split-complement 2#5FDF35
Triadic 1#DF6035
Triadic 2#35DF60
Tetradic#DF355F

RGB percentages

Red37.6%
Green20.8%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan57.0%
Magenta76.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#6035df text on a black background

contrast 3.07:1

Card sample

#6035df text on a white background

contrast 6.84:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #6035df;
Background color
Panel with #6035df background
background-color: #6035df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #6035df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(96, 53, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(96, 53, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #6035df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6035df, #D135DF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #6035df

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#6035df in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
Creative toolsFintechBeautyLuxury
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#6035df, answered

What color is #6035df?

#6035df is a balanced vivid violet, closest to Blue Violet (ΔE2000 6.1). It sits at 255° on the hue wheel with 73% saturation and 54% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #6035df?

rgb(96, 53, 223) — 96 red, 53 green and 223 blue out of 255, or 37.6% / 20.8% / 87.5% by channel.

Is #6035df a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.1036 and perceived brightness is 39%, so white text on it reaches 6.84:1.

Should I use black or white text on #6035df?

White. It scores 6.84:1 against #6035df, versus 3.07:1 for black — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #6035df?

#B4DF35 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #DFB535 and #5FDF35, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #6035df?

For interface work: #F6F4FA as the surface, #CBC0ED for borders, #5F4B9B for secondary text, #B4B418 as an accent and #29116E for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #355FDF and #B535DF stays calm, while #B4DF35 is the loudest partner.

What is #6035df in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(57%, 76%, 0%, 13%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #6035df warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 75 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #9E35DF; nudged cooler, #3346E1.

Work with #6035df in the Color Lab