Close to Ultramarine
#6300EA
#6300EA is a mid-tone, vivid purple, close to the color Ultramarine. In RGB it’s made of 38.8% red, 0% green, and 91.8% blue. Its hue is 265°, with 100% saturation and 46% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #6300EA.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
7.72:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.72:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.72:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.72:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #6300EA as they’d see it.
#6300EA in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #6300EA
What color is #6300EA?
#6300EA is a mid-tone, vivid purple, close to the color Ultramarine. In RGB it’s made of 38.8% red, 0% green, and 91.8% blue. Its hue is 265°, with 100% saturation and 46% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #6300EA in RGB?
#6300EA is rgb(99, 0, 234): 99 red, 0 green, and 234 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #6300EA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(58, 100, 0, 8). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #6300EA?
PANTONE Violet C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #6300EA?
Its complement #325E00 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.