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#6141C8 Color

#6141C8 is rgb(97, 65, 200) in RGB, hsl(254, 55%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 68%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Majorelle Blue (#6050DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6141C8
HEX#6141C8
RGBrgb(97, 65, 200)
HSLhsl(254, 55%, 52%)
HSVhsv(254, 68%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 68%, 0%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(49.2% 0.198 287.7)
LABlab(37.75% 40.24 -66.92)
LCHlch(37.75% 78.08 301.02)

What #6141C8 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 #6141C8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 7.05Iris#5A4FCFΔE 8.09Persian Blue#1C39BBΔE 13.66Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 14.21Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 14.45Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 14.68

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

#6141C8 Channel Values

How #6141C8 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 65 · B 2008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 55% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 68% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.78:1 vs white · 3.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6141C8 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 text6.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6141C8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6141C8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6141C8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6141C8
Complementary
#A9C841
Analogous
#4165C8
Analogous
#A441C8
Triadic
#C86141
Triadic
#41C861
Split comp.
#C8A441
Split comp.
#65C841

Tints & Shades of #6141C8

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

#785DD0
#8C75D7
#A390DF
#B6A8E6
#CEC4EE
#E1DBF5

Shades

#5134B2
#442C96
#38247B
#2D1D63
#201547
#140D2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6141C8.

How #6141C8 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#6141C8
Protanopia#4848C8
Protanomaly#5345C8
Deuteranopia#4D4DC8
Deuteranomaly#5649C8
Tritanopia#416161
Tritanomaly#505695
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

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Using #6141C8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6141c8: #6141C8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6141C8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6141c8': '#6141C8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.255, blue: 0.784)
Android XML<color name="color_6141c8">#6141C8</color>
SVG fillfill="#6141C8"

More Blue Colors

#6141C8 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6141C8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6141C8?

#6141C8 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(97, 65, 200) in RGB and hsl(254, 55%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.05.

What is the RGB value of #6141C8?

#6141C8 is rgb(97, 65, 200) — red 97, green 65, and blue 200 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6141C8?

#6141C8 converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 68%, 0%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6141C8 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6141C8 scores 6.78:1 against white and 3.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6141C8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6141C8 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 14.97, which is visibly different.

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