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#6A165D Color

#6A165D is rgb(106, 22, 93) in RGB, hsl(309, 66%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 79%, 12%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantium (#702963), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6A165D
HEX#6A165D
RGBrgb(106, 22, 93)
HSLhsl(309, 66%, 25%)
HSVhsv(309, 79%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 79%, 12%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(37.3% 0.142 335.2)
LABlab(25.09% 42.39 -21.39)
LCHlch(25.09% 47.48 333.22)

What #6A165D 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 #6A165D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Byzantium#702963ΔE 7.08Midnight#702670ΔE 7.26Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 8.19Maximum Violet#892F77ΔE 10.68Imperial#602F6BΔE 13.28Maximum Purple#733380ΔE 13.52

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

#6A165D Channel Values

How #6A165D 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 22 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 309° · S 66% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 309° · S 79% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 79% · Y 12% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.14:1 vs white · 1.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6A165D 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 text11.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6A165D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6A165D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6A165D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6A165D
Complementary
#166A22
Analogous
#4C166A
Analogous
#6A1633
Triadic
#5D6A16
Triadic
#165D6A
Split comp.
#336A16
Split comp.
#166A4C

Tints & Shades of #6A165D

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

#941E82
#C328AB
#D945C3
#E273D2
#EB9EDF
#F5CCEF

Shades

#5D1352
#501047
#440E3C
#370B30
#2A0925
#1E061A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6A165D.

How #6A165D 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#6A165D
Protanopia#31315D
Protanomaly#4E295D
Deuteranopia#41415B
Deuteranomaly#54355C
Tritanopia#652828
Tritanomaly#672243
Achromatopsia#3B3B3B

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Using #6A165D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6a165d: #6A165D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6A165D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6a165d': '#6A165D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.086, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_6a165d">#6A165D</color>
SVG fillfill="#6A165D"

More Pink Colors

#6A165D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#6A165D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6A165D?

#6A165D is a dark pink — rgb(106, 22, 93) in RGB and hsl(309, 66%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantium (#702963), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.08.

What is the RGB value of #6A165D?

#6A165D is rgb(106, 22, 93) — red 106, green 22, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6A165D?

#6A165D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 79%, 12%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6A165D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6A165D scores 11.14:1 against white and 1.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6A165D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6A165D 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 20.77, which is visibly different.

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