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#6A1B4A Color

#6A1B4A is rgb(106, 27, 74) in RGB, hsl(324, 59%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 75%, 30%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Purple (#66033C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.93. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6A1B4A
HEX#6A1B4A
RGBrgb(106, 27, 74)
HSLhsl(324, 59%, 26%)
HSVhsv(324, 75%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 75%, 30%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(36.8% 0.122 348.2)
LABlab(24.98% 38.57 -8.93)
LCHlch(24.98% 39.59 346.97)

What #6A1B4A 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 #6A1B4A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Spanish Purple#66033CΔE 6.93Tyrian Purple#66023CΔE 7.06Pansy Purple#78184AΔE 7.11Dark Raspberry#872657ΔE 10.4Byzantium#702963ΔE 10.75Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 11.52

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

#6A1B4A Channel Values

How #6A1B4A 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 27 · B 748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 59% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 75% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 75% · Y 30% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.24:1 vs white · 1.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6A1B4A 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 text11.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6A1B4A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6A1B4A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6A1B4A
Complementary
#1B693A
Analogous
#621B69
Analogous
#691B23
Triadic
#4A691B
Triadic
#1B4A69
Split comp.
#23691B
Split comp.
#1B6962

Tints & Shades of #6A1B4A

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

#922667
#BF3186
#D2519E
#DC79B5
#E7A2CB
#F2CEE4

Shades

#5D1842
#511539
#451230
#350E25
#290A1D
#1C0714

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How #6A1B4A 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#6A1B4A
Protanopia#33334A
Protanomaly#4F2B4A
Deuteranopia#424248
Deuteranomaly#553649
Tritanopia#672525
Tritanomaly#682137
Achromatopsia#3B3B3B

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Using #6A1B4A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6a1b4a: #6A1B4A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6A1B4A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6a1b4a': '#6A1B4A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.106, blue: 0.290)
Android XML<color name="color_6a1b4a">#6A1B4A</color>
SVG fillfill="#6A1B4A"

More Pink Colors

#6A1B4A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#6A1B4A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6A1B4A?

#6A1B4A is a dark pink — rgb(106, 27, 74) in RGB and hsl(324, 59%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Purple (#66033C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.93.

What is the RGB value of #6A1B4A?

#6A1B4A is rgb(106, 27, 74) — red 106, green 27, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6A1B4A?

#6A1B4A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 75%, 30%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6A1B4A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6A1B4A scores 11.24:1 against white and 1.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6A1B4A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6A1B4A 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 32.85, which is a different colour altogether.

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