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#6138AD Color

#6138AD is rgb(97, 56, 173) in RGB, hsl(261, 51%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 68%, 0%, 32%) 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 7.91. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6138AD
HEX#6138AD
RGBrgb(97, 56, 173)
HSLhsl(261, 51%, 45%)
HSVhsv(261, 68%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 68%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(45.7% 0.176 294.5)
LABlab(34.04% 38.80 -57.09)
LCHlch(34.04% 69.02 304.20)

What #6138AD 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 #6138AD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 7.91Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 8.93Purple Heart#69359CΔE 9.2Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 9.55Iris#5A4FCFΔE 12.83KSU Purple#512888ΔE 13.03

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

#6138AD Channel Values

How #6138AD 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 56 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 51% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 68% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.84:1 vs white · 2.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6138AD 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 text7.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6138AD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6138AD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6138AD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6138AD
Complementary
#84AD38
Analogous
#384AAD
Analogous
#9C38AD
Triadic
#AD6138
Triadic
#38AD61
Split comp.
#AD9C38
Split comp.
#4AAD38

Tints & Shades of #6138AD

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

#754AC4
#8965CD
#A184D7
#B59FE0
#CDBEEA
#E2D8F3

Shades

#543196
#47297F
#3A2268
#301B55
#23143E
#160C27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6138AD.

How #6138AD 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#6138AD
Protanopia#4141AD
Protanomaly#503EAD
Deuteranopia#4949AD
Deuteranomaly#5343AD
Tritanopia#4C5353
Tritanomaly#554A81
Achromatopsia#525252

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Using #6138AD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6138ad: #6138AD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6138AD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6138ad': '#6138AD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.220, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_6138ad">#6138AD</color>
SVG fillfill="#6138AD"

More Purple Colors

#6138AD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6138AD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6138AD?

#6138AD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(97, 56, 173) in RGB and hsl(261, 51%, 45%) 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 7.91.

What is the RGB value of #6138AD?

#6138AD is rgb(97, 56, 173) — red 97, green 56, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6138AD?

#6138AD converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 68%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6138AD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6138AD scores 7.84:1 against white and 2.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6138AD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6138AD 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 9.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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