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#6544AB Color

#6544AB is rgb(101, 68, 171) in RGB, hsl(259, 43%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 60%, 0%, 33%) 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 5.46. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6544AB
HEX#6544AB
RGBrgb(101, 68, 171)
HSLhsl(259, 43%, 47%)
HSVhsv(259, 60%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 60%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(47.8% 0.158 294.4)
LABlab(36.94% 32.87 -51.18)
LCHlch(36.94% 60.83 302.71)

What #6544AB 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 #6544AB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 5.46Purple Heart#69359CΔE 7.66Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 7.99Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 10.85Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 11.19KSU Purple#512888ΔE 11.58

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

#6544AB Channel Values

How #6544AB 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 101 · G 68 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 43% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 60% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.07:1 vs white · 2.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6544AB 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 text7.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6544AB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6544AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6544AB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6544AB
Complementary
#8BAB44
Analogous
#4457AB
Analogous
#9844AB
Triadic
#AB6544
Triadic
#44AB65
Split comp.
#AB9844
Split comp.
#57AB44

Tints & Shades of #6544AB

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

#7757BC
#8F74C8
#A38ED2
#B8A7DC
#CDC1E6
#E4DEF2

Shades

#583C96
#4B3380
#3E2A6A
#2F2050
#22173A
#150F24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6544AB.

How #6544AB 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#6544AB
Protanopia#4B4BAB
Protanomaly#5648AB
Deuteranopia#5151AB
Deuteranomaly#5A4CAB
Tritanopia#535A5A
Tritanomaly#5B5282
Achromatopsia#585858

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6544AB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6544ab: #6544AB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6544AB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6544ab': '#6544AB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.267, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_6544ab">#6544AB</color>
SVG fillfill="#6544AB"

More Purple Colors

#6544AB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6544AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6544AB?

#6544AB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(101, 68, 171) in RGB and hsl(259, 43%, 47%) 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 5.46.

What is the RGB value of #6544AB?

#6544AB is rgb(101, 68, 171) — red 101, green 68, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6544AB?

#6544AB converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 60%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6544AB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6544AB scores 7.07:1 against white and 2.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6544AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6544AB 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 7.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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