Electric Indigo (#6F00FF)

The hex code for Electric Indigo is #6F00FF. It is rgb(111, 0, 255) in RGB, hsl(266, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 100%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK — a mid-tone purple. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6F00FF

HEX#6F00FF

RGBrgb(111, 0, 255)

HSLhsl(266, 100%, 50%)

HSVhsv(266, 100%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 100%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(51.3% 0.293 288.3)

LABlab(37.11% 73.03 -99.22)

LCHlch(37.11% 123.20 306.35)

Colors Closest to Electric Indigo

Electric Indigo is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Poison Purple#7F01FEΔE 4.7 Near Violet#8000FFΔE 4.71 Han Purple#5218FAΔE 7.7 Electric Violet#8F00FFΔE 9.24 Indigo (Color Wheel)#4000FFΔE 10.08 Ultramarine#3F00FFΔE 10.24

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#6F00FF Channel Values

How Electric Indigo breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 111 · G 0 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 266° · S 100% · L 50%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 266° · S 100% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 56% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	6.73:1 vs white · 3.12:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Electric Indigo background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.73:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.12:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Electric Indigo

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Electric Indigo; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Electric Indigo

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Electric Indigo Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#6F00FF

Protanopia#2E2EFF

Protanomaly#5022FF

Deuteranopia#4141FF

Deuteranomaly#5732FF

Tritanopia#326363

Tritanomaly#514EB7

Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

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Using #6F00FF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--electric-indigo: #6F00FF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6F00FF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'electric-indigo': '#6F00FF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.435, green: 0.000, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="electric_indigo">#6F00FF</color>

SVG fillfill="#6F00FF"

More Purple Colors

Electric Indigo sits in the purplefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

6f2da8 6e11b0 7008e7 6e00c0 722598 6c3082 781cce 6b0099 784bd2 69359c 7851a9 6800b3 842bb1 967bb6 9f00ff af95e4 c27aff cfb6e7 e3a3ff fdf4ff 2f0b51 3f00ff 512888 6231c4

#6F00FF Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Electric Indigo?

The hex code for Electric Indigo is #6F00FF. That is rgb(111, 0, 255) in RGB, hsl(266, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(56%, 100%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #6F00FF?

#6F00FF is rgb(111, 0, 255) — red 111, green 0, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6F00FF?

#6F00FF converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 100%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6F00FF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6F00FF scores 6.73:1 against white and 3.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6F00FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6F00FF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is blue (#0000FF) at a CIE76 distance of 15.6, which is visibly different.

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