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#6158AD Color

#6158AD is rgb(97, 88, 173) in RGB, hsl(246, 34%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 49%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.96. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6158AD
HEX#6158AD
RGBrgb(97, 88, 173)
HSLhsl(246, 34%, 51%)
HSVhsv(246, 49%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 49%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(51.1% 0.131 285.6)
LABlab(41.51% 20.70 -45.08)
LCHlch(41.51% 49.61 294.66)

What #6158AD 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 #6158AD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 8.96Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 10.5Dark Slate Blue#483D8BΔE 11.49Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 11.87Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 13.15Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 14.2

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

#6158AD Channel Values

How #6158AD 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 88 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 246° · S 34% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 246° · S 49% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.99:1 vs white · 3.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6158AD 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 text5.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6158AD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6158AD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6158AD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6158AD
Complementary
#A4AD58
Analogous
#587AAD
Analogous
#8B58AD
Triadic
#AD6058
Triadic
#58AD60
Split comp.
#AD8B58
Split comp.
#7AAD58

Tints & Shades of #6158AD

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

#776FB8
#8A84C2
#A19CCE
#B8B4DA
#CECCE6
#E2E0F0

Shades

#524A96
#474082
#3A346A
#2D2852
#201D3A
#141326

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6158AD.

How #6158AD 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#6158AD
Protanopia#5A5AAD
Protanomaly#5D59AD
Deuteranopia#5B5BAD
Deuteranomaly#5E5AAD
Tritanopia#4F6868
Tritanomaly#576289
Achromatopsia#636363

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Using #6158AD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6158ad: #6158AD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6158AD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6158ad': '#6158AD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.345, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_6158ad">#6158AD</color>
SVG fillfill="#6158AD"

More Blue Colors

#6158AD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6158AD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6158AD?

#6158AD is a mid-tone blue — rgb(97, 88, 173) in RGB and hsl(246, 34%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.96.

What is the RGB value of #6158AD?

#6158AD is rgb(97, 88, 173) — red 97, green 88, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6158AD?

#6158AD converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 49%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6158AD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6158AD scores 5.99:1 against white and 3.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6158AD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6158AD 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 11.49, which is visibly different.

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