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#6321BA Color

#6321BA is rgb(99, 33, 186) in RGB, hsl(266, 70%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 82%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), visibly different at ΔE 10.82. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6321BA
HEX#6321BA
RGBrgb(99, 33, 186)
HSLhsl(266, 70%, 43%)
HSVhsv(266, 82%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 82%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(44.5% 0.215 295.4)
LABlab(31.45% 52.21 -69.02)
LCHlch(31.45% 86.54 307.11)

What #6321BA 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 #6321BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#6321BA Channel Values

How #6321BA 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 99 · G 33 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 70% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 82% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 82% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.55:1 vs white · 2.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6321BA 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 text8.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6321BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6321BA; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #6321BA

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6321BA.

How #6321BA 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#6321BA
Protanopia#3434BA
Protanomaly#4B2DBA
Deuteranopia#4040B9
Deuteranomaly#5036BA
Tritanopia#484E4E
Tritanomaly#544087
Achromatopsia#4C4C4C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6321BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6321ba: #6321BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6321BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6321ba': '#6321BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.388, green: 0.129, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_6321ba">#6321BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#6321BA"

More Purple Colors

#6321BA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#6321BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6321BA?

#6321BA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(99, 33, 186) in RGB and hsl(266, 70%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.82.

What is the RGB value of #6321BA?

#6321BA is rgb(99, 33, 186) — red 99, green 33, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6321BA?

#6321BA converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 82%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6321BA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6321BA scores 8.55:1 against white and 2.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6321BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6321BA 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 16.11, which is visibly different.

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