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#6144CA Color

#6144CA is rgb(97, 68, 202) in RGB, hsl(253, 56%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 66%, 0%, 21%) 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 6.12. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6144CA
HEX#6144CA
RGBrgb(97, 68, 202)
HSLhsl(253, 56%, 53%)
HSVhsv(253, 66%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 66%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(49.8% 0.197 286.9)
LABlab(38.52% 39.11 -66.82)
LCHlch(38.52% 77.42 300.34)

What #6144CA 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 #6144CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 6.12Iris#5A4FCFΔE 6.76Persian Blue#1C39BBΔE 13.39Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 13.81Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 13.84Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 14.09

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

#6144CA Channel Values

How #6144CA 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 68 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 253° · S 56% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 253° · S 66% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.59:1 vs white · 3.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6144CA 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 text6.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6144CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6144CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6144CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6144CA
Complementary
#ADCA44
Analogous
#446ACA
Analogous
#A444CA
Triadic
#CA6144
Triadic
#44CA61
Split comp.
#CAA444
Split comp.
#6ACA44

Tints & Shades of #6144CA

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

#755CD1
#8D78D9
#A190E0
#B8ABE7
#CDC3EE
#E4DFF6

Shades

#5034B7
#442C9B
#38247F
#2C1C63
#1F1448
#130C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6144CA.

How #6144CA 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#6144CA
Protanopia#4A4ACA
Protanomaly#5448CA
Deuteranopia#4F4FCA
Deuteranomaly#574BCA
Tritanopia#406363
Tritanomaly#4F5897
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

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Using #6144CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6144ca: #6144CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6144CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6144ca': '#6144CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.267, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_6144ca">#6144CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#6144CA"

More Blue Colors

#6144CA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6144CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6144CA?

#6144CA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(97, 68, 202) in RGB and hsl(253, 56%, 53%) 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 6.12.

What is the RGB value of #6144CA?

#6144CA is rgb(97, 68, 202) — red 97, green 68, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6144CA?

#6144CA converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 66%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6144CA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6144CA scores 6.59:1 against white and 3.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6144CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6144CA 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 13.81, which is visibly different.

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