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#6361EA Color

#6361EA is rgb(99, 97, 234) in RGB, hsl(241, 77%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 59%, 0%, 8%) 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 6.18. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6361EA
HEX#6361EA
RGBrgb(99, 97, 234)
HSLhsl(241, 77%, 65%)
HSVhsv(241, 59%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 59%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(57.2% 0.201 278.6)
LABlab(47.41% 31.36 -70.61)
LCHlch(47.41% 77.26 293.95)

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

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 6.18Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 7.43Iris#5A4FCFΔE 8.14Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 8.4Ultramarine Blue#4166F5ΔE 8.67Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 9.3

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

#6361EA Channel Values

How #6361EA 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 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 241° · S 77% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 241° · S 59% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 59% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.74:1 vs white · 4.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6361EA 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 text4.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6361EA

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

Base
#6361EA
Complementary
#E8EA61
Analogous
#61A3EA
Analogous
#A861EA
Triadic
#EA6361
Triadic
#61EA63
Split comp.
#EAA861
Split comp.
#A3EA61

Tints & Shades of #6361EA

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

#7A78ED
#8B8AF0
#A2A0F3
#B8B7F6
#CECDF9
#E0DFFB

Shades

#3B38E5
#1F1CD9
#1917B0
#141287
#0E0C5F
#08083B

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How #6361EA 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#6361EA
Protanopia#6161EA
Protanomaly#6261EA
Deuteranopia#6262EA
Deuteranomaly#6261EA
Tritanopia#357E7E
Tritanomaly#4B73B4
Achromatopsia#737373

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Using #6361EA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6361ea: #6361EA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6361EA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6361ea': '#6361EA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.388, green: 0.380, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_6361ea">#6361EA</color>
SVG fillfill="#6361EA"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6361EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6361EA?

#6361EA is a light blue — rgb(99, 97, 234) in RGB and hsl(241, 77%, 65%) 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 6.18.

What is the RGB value of #6361EA?

#6361EA is rgb(99, 97, 234) — red 99, green 97, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6361EA?

#6361EA converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 59%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6361EA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6361EA scores 4.74:1 against white and 4.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #6361EA 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 6.18, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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