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#6361E5 Color

#6361E5 is rgb(99, 97, 229) in RGB, hsl(241, 72%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 58%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.93. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6361E5
HEX#6361E5
RGBrgb(99, 97, 229)
HSLhsl(241, 72%, 64%)
HSVhsv(241, 58%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 58%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(56.8% 0.195 278.9)
LABlab(47.10% 30.06 -68.30)
LCHlch(47.10% 74.62 293.75)

What #6361E5 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 #6361E5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 5.93Iris#5A4FCFΔE 7.26Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 8.67Ultramarine Blue#4166F5ΔE 9.85Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 9.93Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 10.09

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

#6361E5 Channel Values

How #6361E5 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 97 · B 2298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 241° · S 72% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 241° · S 58% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.8:1 vs white · 4.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6361E5 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 text4.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6361E5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6361E5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6361E5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6361E5
Complementary
#E3E561
Analogous
#61A1E5
Analogous
#A561E5
Triadic
#E56361
Triadic
#61E563
Split comp.
#E5A561
Split comp.
#A1E561

Tints & Shades of #6361E5

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

#7977E9
#8F8DEC
#A4A3F0
#B5B4F3
#CBCAF6
#E1E0FA

Shades

#3C3ADF
#2422CE
#1D1BA7
#171584
#100F5C
#0A0939

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6361E5.

How #6361E5 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#6361E5
Protanopia#6161E5
Protanomaly#6261E5
Deuteranopia#6262E5
Deuteranomaly#6261E5
Tritanopia#387C7C
Tritanomaly#4D72B0
Achromatopsia#727272

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Using #6361E5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6361e5: #6361E5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6361E5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6361e5': '#6361E5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.388, green: 0.380, blue: 0.898)
Android XML<color name="color_6361e5">#6361E5</color>
SVG fillfill="#6361E5"

More Blue Colors

#6361E5 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6361E5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6361E5?

#6361E5 is a light blue — rgb(99, 97, 229) in RGB and hsl(241, 72%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.93.

What is the RGB value of #6361E5?

#6361E5 is rgb(99, 97, 229) — red 99, green 97, and blue 229 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6361E5?

#6361E5 converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 58%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6361E5 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6361E5 scores 4.8:1 against white and 4.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6361E5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6361E5 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 5.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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