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#6A30BB Color

#6A30BB is rgb(106, 48, 187) in RGB, hsl(265, 59%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 74%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Grape (#6F2DA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.63. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6A30BB
HEX#6A30BB
RGBrgb(106, 48, 187)
HSLhsl(265, 59%, 46%)
HSVhsv(265, 74%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 74%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(46.8% 0.203 296.7)
LABlab(34.68% 47.65 -64.28)
LCHlch(34.68% 80.01 306.55)

What #6A30BB 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 #6A30BB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 9.63Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 13.51Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 14.92Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 15.19Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 15.56Iris#5A4FCFΔE 16.21

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

#6A30BB Channel Values

How #6A30BB 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 48 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 59% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 74% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.63:1 vs white · 2.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6A30BB 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 text7.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6A30BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6A30BB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6A30BB
Complementary
#81BB30
Analogous
#303CBB
Analogous
#AF30BB
Triadic
#BB6A30
Triadic
#30BB6A
Split comp.
#BBAF30
Split comp.
#3CBB30

Tints & Shades of #6A30BB

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

#7B40CE
#9261D6
#A57DDE
#BC9EE6
#CFBAED
#E6DBF6

Shades

#5C2AA2
#4E248A
#401D72
#331759
#251141
#170A29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6A30BB.

How #6A30BB 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#6A30BB
Protanopia#3F3FBB
Protanomaly#5339BB
Deuteranopia#4949BA
Deuteranomaly#5841BB
Tritanopia#525454
Tritanomaly#5D4889
Achromatopsia#545454

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Using #6A30BB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6a30bb: #6A30BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6A30BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6a30bb': '#6A30BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.188, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_6a30bb">#6A30BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#6A30BB"

More Purple Colors

#6A30BB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6A30BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6A30BB?

#6A30BB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(106, 48, 187) in RGB and hsl(265, 59%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Grape (#6F2DA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.63.

What is the RGB value of #6A30BB?

#6A30BB is rgb(106, 48, 187) — red 106, green 48, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6A30BB?

#6A30BB converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 74%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6A30BB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6A30BB scores 7.63:1 against white and 2.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6A30BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6A30BB 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 15.19, which is visibly different.

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