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#6347BD Color

#6347BD is rgb(99, 71, 189) in RGB, hsl(254, 47%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 62%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Plump Purple (#5946B2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.91. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6347BD
HEX#6347BD
RGBrgb(99, 71, 189)
HSLhsl(254, 47%, 51%)
HSVhsv(254, 62%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 62%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(49.4% 0.177 289.2)
LABlab(38.51% 34.82 -59.27)
LCHlch(38.51% 68.74 300.44)

What #6347BD 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 #6347BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 5.91Iris#5A4FCFΔE 7.6Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 7.98Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 12.49Purple Heart#69359CΔE 13.09Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 13.33

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

#6347BD Channel Values

How #6347BD 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 71 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 47% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 62% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.63:1 vs white · 3.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6347BD 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 text6.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6347BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6347BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6347BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6347BD
Complementary
#A1BD47
Analogous
#4767BD
Analogous
#9D47BD
Triadic
#BD6347
Triadic
#47BD63
Split comp.
#BD9D47
Split comp.
#67BD47

Tints & Shades of #6347BD

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

#7962C6
#8C78CE
#A392D8
#B9ADE1
#CFC7EB
#E2DDF3

Shades

#543BA5
#49338E
#3B2A74
#2E205A
#201740
#150F29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6347BD.

How #6347BD 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#6347BD
Protanopia#4D4DBD
Protanomaly#564ABD
Deuteranopia#5252BD
Deuteranomaly#594EBD
Tritanopia#4A6161
Tritanomaly#55588F
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

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Using #6347BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6347bd: #6347BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6347BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6347bd': '#6347BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.388, green: 0.278, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_6347bd">#6347BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#6347BD"

More Blue Colors

#6347BD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6347BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6347BD?

#6347BD is a mid-tone blue — rgb(99, 71, 189) in RGB and hsl(254, 47%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Plump Purple (#5946B2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.91.

What is the RGB value of #6347BD?

#6347BD is rgb(99, 71, 189) — red 99, green 71, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6347BD?

#6347BD converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 62%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6347BD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6347BD scores 6.63:1 against white and 3.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6347BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6347BD 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 slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 7.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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