#6231C4 Color

#6231C4 is rgb(98, 49, 196) in RGB, hsl(260, 60%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(50%, 75%, 0%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Iridescent Indigo (#3C32CD), visibly different at ΔE 11.15. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6231C4

HEX#6231C4

RGBrgb(98, 49, 196)

HSLhsl(260, 60%, 48%)

HSVhsv(260, 75%, 77%)

CMYKcmyk(50%, 75%, 0%, 23%)

OKLCHoklch(46.9% 0.211 291.2)

LABlab(34.53% 47.51 -69.85)

LCHlch(34.53% 84.47 304.22)

What #6231C4 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 #6231C4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 11.15 Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 13.33 Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 15.12 Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 15.45 Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 15.86 Websafe Indigo#330099ΔE 15.93

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#6231C4 Channel Values

How #6231C4 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 98 · G 49 · B 196	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 260° · S 60% · L 48%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 260° · S 75% · V 77%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 50% · M 75% · Y 0% · K 23%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	7.62:1 vs white · 2.76:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6231C4 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 text7.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6231C4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6231C4; 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 #6231C4

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 #6231C4 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#6231C4

Protanopia#3D3DC4

Protanomaly#4E38C4

Deuteranopia#4646C4

Deuteranomaly#523EC4

Tritanopia#435858

Tritanomaly#514B90

Achromatopsia#545454

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Using #6231C4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6231c4: #6231C4;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6231C4;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6231c4': '#6231C4' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.384, green: 0.192, blue: 0.769)

Android XML<color name="color_6231c4">#6231C4</color>

SVG fillfill="#6231C4"

More Purple Colors

#6231C4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

660099 602f6b 6600cc 5f4b8b 6600ff 5d1c6d 6618af 5d0ec0 663399 5c1e7b 6633cc 5b0a91 6f00ff 842bb1 967bb6 9f00ff af00fa bf00ff cdb7fc df73ff f6cfff 270042 390061 4c2882

#6231C4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6231C4?

#6231C4 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(98, 49, 196) in RGB and hsl(260, 60%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Iridescent Indigo (#3C32CD), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.15.

What is the RGB value of #6231C4?

#6231C4 is rgb(98, 49, 196) — red 98, green 49, and blue 196 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6231C4?

#6231C4 converts to approximately cmyk(50%, 75%, 0%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6231C4 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6231C4 scores 7.62:1 against white and 2.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6231C4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6231C4 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 17.56, which is visibly different.

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