Skip to content

#6327A0 Color

#6327A0 is rgb(99, 39, 160) in RGB, hsl(270, 61%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 76%, 0%, 37%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Grape (#6F2DA8), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.66. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6327A0
HEX#6327A0
RGBrgb(99, 39, 160)
HSLhsl(270, 61%, 39%)
HSVhsv(270, 76%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 76%, 0%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(42.7% 0.183 301.5)
LABlab(30.31% 44.73 -55.33)
LCHlch(30.31% 71.15 308.95)

What #6327A0 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 #6327A0, 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.

#6327A0 Channel Values

How #6327A0 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 39 · B 1608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 61% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 76% · V 63%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 76% · Y 0% · K 37%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.02:1 vs white · 2.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6327A0 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 text9.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6327A0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6327A0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6327A0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #6327A0

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 #6327A0.

How #6327A0 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#6327A0
Protanopia#3737A0
Protanomaly#4C31A0
Deuteranopia#42429F
Deuteranomaly#5139A0
Tritanopia#514646
Tritanomaly#593C75
Achromatopsia#494949

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6327A0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6327a0: #6327A0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6327A0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6327a0': '#6327A0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.388, green: 0.153, blue: 0.627)
Android XML<color name="color_6327a0">#6327A0</color>
SVG fillfill="#6327A0"

More Purple Colors

#6327A0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#6327A0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6327A0?

#6327A0 is a dark purple — rgb(99, 39, 160) in RGB and hsl(270, 61%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Grape (#6F2DA8), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.66.

What is the RGB value of #6327A0?

#6327A0 is rgb(99, 39, 160) — red 99, green 39, and blue 160 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6327A0?

#6327A0 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 76%, 0%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6327A0 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6327A0 scores 9.02:1 against white and 2.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6327A0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6327A0 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 10.13, which is visibly different.

Open #6327A0 in a Tool

Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.