bluecoolCC0 survey name

Burple #6832E3

Burple is a mid-tone, vivid cool color (#6832E3; HSL 258° 76% 54%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “burple”.

Use cases: Trust UI · Corporate accents

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Families: Blues · Violet Colors · Indigo Colors

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#6832E3
RGBrgb(104, 50, 227)
HSLhsl(258, 76%, 54%)
HSVhsv(258, 78%, 89%)
OKLCHoklch(50.44% 0.243 288.1)
OKLaboklab(50.44% 0.0757 -0.2314)
CMYKcmyk(54.2%, 78%, 0%, 11%)
XYZxyz(20.7106, 10.7692, 73.6455)
CIE-LABlab(39.2, 63.0, -80.4)
CIE-LCHlch(39.2, 102.1, 308.1°)
Luminance0.108 (WCAG relative)
/* Burple */ --burple: #6832e3; color: #6832e3; background-color: #6832e3;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: burple.

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#5e2eca #552bb1 #4b2799 #422382 #391f6b #2f1b55 #261640 #1c122d #130a1a #000000

Tints (toward white)

#7d48e7 #8f5dea #a071ed #af85f0 #be99f3 #ccadf6 #d9c1f9 #e6d6fb #f3eafd #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#6a38d5 #6c3ec7 #6c43b9 #6c48ac #6b4c9e #6a5091 #675384 #645676 #615969 #5c5c5c

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#6832E3
#ADE332
#6832e3 #ade332

Analogous

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#3255E3
#6832E3
#C132E3
#3255e3 #6832e3 #c132e3

Triadic

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#6832E3
#E36832
#32E368
#6832e3 #e36832 #32e368

Tetradic

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#6832E3
#E33255
#ADE332
#32E3C1
#6832e3 #e33255 #ade332 #32e3c1

Square

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#6832E3
#E33255
#ADE332
#32E3C1
#6832e3 #e33255 #ade332 #32e3c1

Split Complementary

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#6832E3
#E3C132
#55E332
#6832e3 #e3c132 #55e332

Monochromatic

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#361388
#4C1ABE
#6832E3
#9068EA
#B79EF2
#361388 #4c1abe #6832e3 #9068ea #b79ef2

Accessibility & contrast

6.66
#6832E3 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
3.15
#6832E3 on #000000
AA text ✗AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on burple

6.66
#FFFFFF text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0060E8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0058E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#34668A

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Purply Blue #661AEE2.90
Purplish Blue #601EF93.10
Purpleish Blue #6140EF3.39
Blurple #5539CC4.03
Bluey Purple #6241C74.32
Purple Blue #5D21D04.52

Colors that go with burple

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Indigo Blue #3A18B1
1.6:1
Same hue family as burple (Δh 5°) — guaranteed harmony
Bright Pink #FE01B1
1.9:1
Warm/cool bridge (Δh 60°) — adds depth without tension
Spearmint #1EF876
4.7:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈114°) — balanced three-way contrast
Gold #FFD700
4.8:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈152°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Lemon Green #ADF802
5.1:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈180°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.