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#6A1584 Color

#6A1584 is rgb(106, 21, 132) in RGB, hsl(286, 73%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 84%, 0%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zinzolin (#6C0277), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.16. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6A1584
HEX#6A1584
RGBrgb(106, 21, 132)
HSLhsl(286, 73%, 30%)
HSVhsv(286, 84%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 84%, 0%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(39.8% 0.175 316.4)
LABlab(27.14% 47.99 -43.17)
LCHlch(27.14% 64.55 318.03)

What #6A1584 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 #6A1584, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Zinzolin#6C0277ΔE 6.16Patriarch#800080ΔE 10.95Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 11.61Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 11.81Purple Heart#69359CΔE 12.07Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 12.9

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

#6A1584 Channel Values

How #6A1584 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 21 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 73% · L 30%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 84% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 84% · Y 0% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.23:1 vs white · 2.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6A1584 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 text10.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6A1584 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6A1584

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6A1584; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6A1584
Complementary
#2F8415
Analogous
#321584
Analogous
#841567
Triadic
#846A15
Triadic
#15846A
Split comp.
#678415
Split comp.
#158432

Tints & Shades of #6A1584

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

#8E1CB0
#AE22D8
#BF4AE3
#CF76EA
#DEA2F1
#ECCAF7

Shades

#5C1273
#511065
#430D54
#350A42
#270831
#1C0623

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6A1584.

How #6A1584 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#6A1584
Protanopia#313184
Protanomaly#4E2884
Deuteranopia#414183
Deuteranomaly#543483
Tritanopia#5F3535
Tritanomaly#642B5F
Achromatopsia#414141

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Using #6A1584 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6a1584: #6A1584;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6A1584;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6a1584': '#6A1584' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.082, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_6a1584">#6A1584</color>
SVG fillfill="#6A1584"

More Purple Colors

#6A1584 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#6A1584 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6A1584?

#6A1584 is a dark purple — rgb(106, 21, 132) in RGB and hsl(286, 73%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zinzolin (#6C0277), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.16.

What is the RGB value of #6A1584?

#6A1584 is rgb(106, 21, 132) — red 106, green 21, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6A1584?

#6A1584 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 84%, 0%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6A1584 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6A1584 scores 10.23:1 against white and 2.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6A1584 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6A1584 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 purple (#800080) at a CIE76 distance of 10.95, which is visibly different.

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