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#6152A7 Color

#6152A7 is rgb(97, 82, 167) in RGB, hsl(251, 34%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 51%, 0%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Purple (#7851A9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.63. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6152A7
HEX#6152A7
RGBrgb(97, 82, 167)
HSLhsl(251, 34%, 49%)
HSVhsv(251, 51%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 51%, 0%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(49.6% 0.131 288.8)
LABlab(39.67% 22.80 -44.48)
LCHlch(39.67% 49.98 297.13)

What #6152A7 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 #6152A7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 8.63Dark Slate Blue#483D8BΔE 9.64Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 11.16Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 12.25Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 14.09Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 14.44

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

#6152A7 Channel Values

How #6152A7 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 82 · B 1678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 251° · S 34% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 251° · S 51% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.42:1 vs white · 3.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6152A7 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 text6.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6152A7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6152A7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6152A7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6152A7
Complementary
#98A752
Analogous
#526DA7
Analogous
#8D52A7
Triadic
#A76252
Triadic
#52A762
Split comp.
#A78D52
Split comp.
#6DA752

Tints & Shades of #6152A7

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

#7769B5
#8C81C1
#A298CD
#B8B0D8
#CDC8E4
#E3E0F0

Shades

#564893
#483D7B
#3C3267
#2E274F
#221D3A
#141122

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6152A7.

How #6152A7 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#6152A7
Protanopia#5555A7
Protanomaly#5A54A7
Deuteranopia#5757A7
Deuteranomaly#5B55A7
Tritanopia#506262
Tritanomaly#585C83
Achromatopsia#5F5F5F

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Using #6152A7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6152a7: #6152A7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6152A7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6152a7': '#6152A7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.322, blue: 0.655)
Android XML<color name="color_6152a7">#6152A7</color>
SVG fillfill="#6152A7"

More Blue Colors

#6152A7 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6152A7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6152A7?

#6152A7 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(97, 82, 167) in RGB and hsl(251, 34%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.63.

What is the RGB value of #6152A7?

#6152A7 is rgb(97, 82, 167) — red 97, green 82, and blue 167 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6152A7?

#6152A7 converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 51%, 0%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6152A7 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6152A7 scores 6.42:1 against white and 3.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6152A7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6152A7 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 9.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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