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#6146DD Color

#6146DD is rgb(97, 70, 221) in RGB, hsl(251, 69%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 68%, 0%, 13%) 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 7.3. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6146DD
HEX#6146DD
RGBrgb(97, 70, 221)
HSLhsl(251, 69%, 57%)
HSVhsv(251, 68%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 68%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(51.7% 0.217 284)
LABlab(40.30% 42.64 -74.83)
LCHlch(40.30% 86.13 299.67)

What #6146DD 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 #6146DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 7.3Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 9.84Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 13.05Iris#5A4FCFΔE 13.12Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 13.92Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 14.06

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

#6146DD Channel Values

How #6146DD 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 70 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 251° · S 69% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 251° · S 68% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.13:1 vs white · 3.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6146DD 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 text6.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6146DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6146DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6146DD
Complementary
#C1DD46
Analogous
#4676DD
Analogous
#AD46DD
Triadic
#DD6146
Triadic
#46DD61
Split comp.
#DDAD46
Split comp.
#76DD46

Tints & Shades of #6146DD

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

#7760E2
#8D79E6
#A393EB
#B6A9EF
#CCC3F4
#E2DDF9

Shades

#4627D3
#3C21B5
#311B93
#271574
#1B0F52
#110934

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6146DD.

How #6146DD 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#6146DD
Protanopia#4B4BDD
Protanomaly#5549DD
Deuteranopia#5050DD
Deuteranomaly#574CDD
Tritanopia#356A6A
Tritanomaly#4A5EA5
Achromatopsia#626262

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Using #6146DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6146dd: #6146DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6146DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6146dd': '#6146DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.275, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_6146dd">#6146DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#6146DD"

More Blue Colors

#6146DD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6146DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6146DD?

#6146DD is a mid-tone blue — rgb(97, 70, 221) in RGB and hsl(251, 69%, 57%) 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 7.3.

What is the RGB value of #6146DD?

#6146DD is rgb(97, 70, 221) — red 97, green 70, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6146DD?

#6146DD converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 68%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6146DD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6146DD scores 6.13:1 against white and 3.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6146DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6146DD 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 16.37, which is visibly different.

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