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#6749CA Color

#6749CA is rgb(103, 73, 202) in RGB, hsl(254, 55%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 64%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Iris (#5A4FCF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6749CA
HEX#6749CA
RGBrgb(103, 73, 202)
HSLhsl(254, 55%, 54%)
HSVhsv(254, 64%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 64%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(51.1% 0.19 288.5)
LABlab(40.20% 37.72 -64.06)
LCHlch(40.20% 74.34 300.49)

What #6749CA 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 #6749CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Iris#5A4FCFΔE 5.48Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 7.33Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 10.62Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 11.54Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 11.99Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 14.3

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

#6749CA Channel Values

How #6749CA 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 103 · G 73 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 55% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 64% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 64% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.21:1 vs white · 3.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6749CA 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 text6.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6749CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6749CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6749CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6749CA
Complementary
#ACCA49
Analogous
#496CCA
Analogous
#A849CA
Triadic
#CA6749
Triadic
#49CA67
Split comp.
#CAA849
Split comp.
#6CCA49

Tints & Shades of #6749CA

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

#7B61D1
#927DD9
#A694E0
#BAACE7
#CEC4EE
#E5DFF6

Shades

#5536BA
#482E9E
#3B2682
#2D1D63
#201547
#140D2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6749CA.

How #6749CA 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#6749CA
Protanopia#4F4FCA
Protanomaly#5A4DCA
Deuteranopia#5454CA
Deuteranomaly#5C50CA
Tritanopia#4A6666
Tritanomaly#575C98
Achromatopsia#616161

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6749CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6749ca: #6749CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6749CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6749ca': '#6749CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.404, green: 0.286, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_6749ca">#6749CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#6749CA"

More Blue Colors

#6749CA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6749CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6749CA?

#6749CA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(103, 73, 202) in RGB and hsl(254, 55%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Iris (#5A4FCF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.48.

What is the RGB value of #6749CA?

#6749CA is rgb(103, 73, 202) — red 103, green 73, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6749CA?

#6749CA converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 64%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6749CA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6749CA scores 6.21:1 against white and 3.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6749CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6749CA 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 10.62, which is visibly different.

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