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#6108BA Color

#6108BA is rgb(97, 8, 186) in RGB, hsl(270, 92%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 96%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.47. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6108BA
HEX#6108BA
RGBrgb(97, 8, 186)
HSLhsl(270, 92%, 38%)
HSVhsv(270, 96%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 96%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(42.8% 0.229 296)
LABlab(28.93% 58.25 -73.17)
LCHlch(28.93% 93.53 308.52)

What #6108BA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #6108BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#6108BA Channel Values

How #6108BA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 97 · G 8 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 92% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 96% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 96% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.32:1 vs white · 2.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6108BA 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 text9.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6108BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6108BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #6108BA

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.

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Shades

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How #6108BA 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#6108BA
Protanopia#2929BA
Protanomaly#4620BA
Deuteranopia#3939B9
Deuteranomaly#4C2CBA
Tritanopia#444848
Tritanomaly#513885
Achromatopsia#474747

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6108BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6108ba: #6108BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6108BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6108ba': '#6108BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.031, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_6108ba">#6108BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#6108BA"

More Purple Colors

#6108BA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#6108BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6108BA?

#6108BA is a dark purple — rgb(97, 8, 186) in RGB and hsl(270, 92%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.47.

What is the RGB value of #6108BA?

#6108BA is rgb(97, 8, 186) — red 97, green 8, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6108BA?

#6108BA converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 96%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6108BA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6108BA scores 9.32:1 against white and 2.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6108BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6108BA 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 13.46, which is visibly different.

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