Skip to content

#6941AA Color

#6941AA is rgb(105, 65, 170) in RGB, hsl(263, 45%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 62%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Heart (#69359C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.67. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6941AA
HEX#6941AA
RGBrgb(105, 65, 170)
HSLhsl(263, 45%, 46%)
HSVhsv(263, 62%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 62%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(47.7% 0.161 297.5)
LABlab(36.69% 35.37 -50.98)
LCHlch(36.69% 62.04 304.75)

What #6941AA 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 #6941AA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#6941AA Channel Values

How #6941AA 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 105 · G 65 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 45% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 62% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.15:1 vs white · 2.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6941AA 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 text7.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6941AA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6941AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6941AA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #6941AA

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6941AA.

How #6941AA 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#6941AA
Protanopia#4A4AAA
Protanomaly#5846AA
Deuteranopia#5151AA
Deuteranomaly#5B4BAA
Tritanopia#585858
Tritanomaly#5F5081
Achromatopsia#585858

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6941AA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6941aa: #6941AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6941AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6941aa': '#6941AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.412, green: 0.255, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_6941aa">#6941AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#6941AA"

More Purple Colors

#6941AA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#6941AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6941AA?

#6941AA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(105, 65, 170) in RGB and hsl(263, 45%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Heart (#69359C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.67.

What is the RGB value of #6941AA?

#6941AA is rgb(105, 65, 170) — red 105, green 65, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6941AA?

#6941AA converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 62%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6941AA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6941AA scores 7.15:1 against white and 2.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6941AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6941AA 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 6.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #6941AA in a Tool

Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.