#6149FD Color

#6149FD is rgb(97, 73, 253) in RGB, hsl(248, 98%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 71%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Palatinate Blue (#273BE2), visibly different at ΔE 11.27. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6149FD

HEX#6149FD

RGBrgb(97, 73, 253)

HSLhsl(248, 98%, 64%)

HSVhsv(248, 71%, 99%)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 71%, 0%, 1%)

OKLCHoklch(54.9% 0.252 280.2)

LABlab(43.35% 48.94 -87.87)

LCHlch(43.35% 100.58 299.12)

What #6149FD 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 #6149FD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 11.27 Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 15.26 Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 18.55 Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 18.75 Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 20.83 Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 22.28

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#6149FD Channel Values

How #6149FD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 97 · G 73 · B 253	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 248° · S 98% · L 64%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 248° · S 71% · V 99%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 62% · M 71% · Y 0% · K 1%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.41:1 vs white · 3.88:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6149FD 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 text5.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6149FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6149FD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #6149FD

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.

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How #6149FD 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#6149FD

Protanopia#4E4EFD

Protanomaly#564CFD

Deuteranopia#5252FD

Deuteranomaly#584EFD

Tritanopia#0A7676

Tritanomaly#3F67BC

Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

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Using #6149FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6149fd: #6149FD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6149FD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6149fd': '#6149FD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.286, blue: 0.992)

Android XML<color name="color_6149fd">#6149FD</color>

SVG fillfill="#6149FD"

More Blue Colors

#6149FD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#6149FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6149FD?

#6149FD is a light blue — rgb(97, 73, 253) in RGB and hsl(248, 98%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Palatinate Blue (#273BE2), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.27.

What is the RGB value of #6149FD?

#6149FD is rgb(97, 73, 253) — red 97, green 73, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6149FD?

#6149FD converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 71%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6149FD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6149FD scores 5.41:1 against white and 3.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6149FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6149FD 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 18.55, which is visibly different.

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