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#6A058F Color

#6A058F is rgb(106, 5, 143) in RGB, hsl(284, 93%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 97%, 0%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.24. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6A058F
HEX#6A058F
RGBrgb(106, 5, 143)
HSLhsl(284, 93%, 29%)
HSVhsv(284, 97%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 97%, 0%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(39.9% 0.195 312.9)
LABlab(26.68% 53.07 -50.76)
LCHlch(26.68% 73.44 316.27)

What #6A058F 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 #6A058F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 6.24Indigo#4B0082ΔE 9.87Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 10.42Mauveine#8D029BΔE 12.08Zinzolin#6C0277ΔE 13.11Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 14.42

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

#6A058F Channel Values

How #6A058F 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 106 · G 5 · B 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 93% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 97% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 97% · Y 0% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.34:1 vs white · 2.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6A058F 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 text10.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6A058F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6A058F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6A058F
Complementary
#2A8F05
Analogous
#25058F
Analogous
#8F056F
Triadic
#8F6A05
Triadic
#058F6A
Split comp.
#6F8F05
Split comp.
#058F25

Tints & Shades of #6A058F

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

#8F07C0
#B309F1
#C435F8
#D162F9
#DF93FB
#EEC4FD

Shades

#5B047B
#50046C
#420359
#37034A
#280236
#1D0127

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6A058F.

How #6A058F 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#6A058F
Protanopia#2D2D8F
Protanomaly#4C228F
Deuteranopia#3E3E8E
Deuteranomaly#53308E
Tritanopia#5D3535
Tritanomaly#622965
Achromatopsia#404040

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Using #6A058F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6a058f: #6A058F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6A058F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6a058f': '#6A058F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.020, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_6a058f">#6A058F</color>
SVG fillfill="#6A058F"

More Purple Colors

#6A058F sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6A058F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6A058F?

#6A058F is a dark purple — rgb(106, 5, 143) in RGB and hsl(284, 93%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.24.

What is the RGB value of #6A058F?

#6A058F is rgb(106, 5, 143) — red 106, green 5, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6A058F?

#6A058F converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 97%, 0%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6A058F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6A058F scores 10.34:1 against white and 2.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6A058F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6A058F 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 indigo (#4B0082) at a CIE76 distance of 9.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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