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#6136AB Color

#6136AB is rgb(97, 54, 171) in RGB, hsl(262, 52%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 68%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Grape (#6F2DA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.23. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6136AB
HEX#6136AB
RGBrgb(97, 54, 171)
HSLhsl(262, 52%, 44%)
HSVhsv(262, 68%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 68%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(45.3% 0.177 295.3)
LABlab(33.51% 39.39 -56.76)
LCHlch(33.51% 69.10 304.76)

What #6136AB 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 #6136AB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 7.23Purple Heart#69359CΔE 8.88Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 9.19Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 9.63KSU Purple#512888ΔE 12.66Iris#5A4FCFΔE 13.63

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

#6136AB Channel Values

How #6136AB 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 54 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 262° · S 52% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 262° · S 68% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8:1 vs white · 2.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6136AB 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 text8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6136AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6136AB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6136AB
Complementary
#80AB36
Analogous
#3645AB
Analogous
#9B36AB
Triadic
#AB6136
Triadic
#36AB61
Split comp.
#AB9B36
Split comp.
#45AB36

Tints & Shades of #6136AB

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

#7445C4
#8860CD
#9F7FD7
#B69EE0
#CEBDEA
#E2D8F3

Shades

#532F93
#482880
#3B2169
#2E1A51
#21123A
#160C27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6136AB.

How #6136AB 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#6136AB
Protanopia#4040AB
Protanomaly#4F3CAB
Deuteranopia#4848AB
Deuteranomaly#5341AB
Tritanopia#4C5252
Tritanomaly#55487F
Achromatopsia#505050

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Using #6136AB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6136ab: #6136AB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6136AB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6136ab': '#6136AB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.212, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_6136ab">#6136AB</color>
SVG fillfill="#6136AB"

More Purple Colors

#6136AB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6136AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6136AB?

#6136AB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(97, 54, 171) in RGB and hsl(262, 52%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Grape (#6F2DA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.23.

What is the RGB value of #6136AB?

#6136AB is rgb(97, 54, 171) — red 97, green 54, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6136AB?

#6136AB converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 68%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6136AB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6136AB scores 8:1 against white and 2.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6136AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6136AB 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 9.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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