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#6A3993 Color

#6A3993 is rgb(106, 57, 147) in RGB, hsl(273, 44%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 61%, 0%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rebecca Purple (#663399), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.87. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6A3993
HEX#6A3993
RGBrgb(106, 57, 147)
HSLhsl(273, 44%, 40%)
HSVhsv(273, 61%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 61%, 0%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(44.9% 0.145 306.5)
LABlab(33.79% 35.25 -41.76)
LCHlch(33.79% 54.65 310.17)

What #6A3993 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 #6A3993, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 6.87Purple Heart#69359CΔE 7.1Eminence#6C3082ΔE 7.37KSU Purple#512888ΔE 9.31Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 9.38Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 9.67

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

#6A3993 Channel Values

How #6A3993 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 57 · B 1478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 44% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 61% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 61% · Y 0% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.02:1 vs white · 2.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6A3993 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 text8.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6A3993 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6A3993

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6A3993; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6A3993
Complementary
#629339
Analogous
#3E3993
Analogous
#93398E
Triadic
#936A39
Triadic
#39936A
Split comp.
#8E9339
Split comp.
#39933E

Tints & Shades of #6A3993

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

#8045B0
#9661C2
#AA7ECD
#BD9CD8
#D1B9E4
#E7DAF1

Shades

#5D3281
#502B6E
#43245C
#331B46
#251433
#180D21

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6A3993.

How #6A3993 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#6A3993
Protanopia#444493
Protanomaly#564093
Deuteranopia#4D4D92
Deuteranomaly#5A4693
Tritanopia#5E4C4C
Tritanomaly#63456F
Achromatopsia#505050

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Using #6A3993 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6a3993: #6A3993;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6A3993;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6a3993': '#6A3993' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.224, blue: 0.576)
Android XML<color name="color_6a3993">#6A3993</color>
SVG fillfill="#6A3993"

More Purple Colors

#6A3993 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6A3993 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6A3993?

#6A3993 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(106, 57, 147) in RGB and hsl(273, 44%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.87.

What is the RGB value of #6A3993?

#6A3993 is rgb(106, 57, 147) — red 106, green 57, and blue 147 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6A3993?

#6A3993 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 61%, 0%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6A3993 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6A3993 scores 8.02:1 against white and 2.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6A3993 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6A3993 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 6.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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