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#6942A9 Color

#6942A9 is rgb(105, 66, 169) in RGB, hsl(263, 44%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 61%, 0%, 34%) 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 5.87. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6942A9
HEX#6942A9
RGBrgb(105, 66, 169)
HSLhsl(263, 44%, 46%)
HSVhsv(263, 61%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 61%, 0%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(47.7% 0.159 297.5)
LABlab(36.84% 34.61 -50.13)
LCHlch(36.84% 60.91 304.62)

What #6942A9 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 #6942A9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Heart#69359CΔE 5.87Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 6.35Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 7.28Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 10.52KSU Purple#512888ΔE 10.95Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 12.57

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

#6942A9 Channel Values

How #6942A9 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 66 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 44% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 61% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 61% · Y 0% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.11:1 vs white · 2.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6942A9 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 text7.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6942A9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6942A9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6942A9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6942A9
Complementary
#81A942
Analogous
#424EA9
Analogous
#9D42A9
Triadic
#A96942
Triadic
#42A969
Split comp.
#A99D42
Split comp.
#4EA942

Tints & Shades of #6942A9

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

#7B52BC
#9170C7
#A589D1
#BCA7DD
#CFC1E7
#E6DEF2

Shades

#5C3993
#4E317D
#402867
#321F51
#25173B
#170E25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6942A9.

How #6942A9 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#6942A9
Protanopia#4A4AA9
Protanomaly#5847A9
Deuteranopia#5151A9
Deuteranomaly#5C4CA9
Tritanopia#585858
Tritanomaly#5F5080
Achromatopsia#585858

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Using #6942A9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6942a9: #6942A9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6942A9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6942a9': '#6942A9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.412, green: 0.259, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_6942a9">#6942A9</color>
SVG fillfill="#6942A9"

More Purple Colors

#6942A9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#6942A9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6942A9?

#6942A9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(105, 66, 169) in RGB and hsl(263, 44%, 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 5.87.

What is the RGB value of #6942A9?

#6942A9 is rgb(105, 66, 169) — red 105, green 66, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6942A9?

#6942A9 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 61%, 0%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6942A9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6942A9 scores 7.11:1 against white and 2.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6942A9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6942A9 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 6.35, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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