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#6A3BB0 Color

#6A3BB0 is rgb(106, 59, 176) in RGB, hsl(264, 50%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 66%, 0%, 31%) 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 6.79. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6A3BB0
HEX#6A3BB0
RGBrgb(106, 59, 176)
HSLhsl(264, 50%, 46%)
HSVhsv(264, 66%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 66%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(47.3% 0.177 297.7)
LABlab(35.93% 40.07 -55.74)
LCHlch(35.93% 68.65 305.71)

What #6A3BB0 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 #6A3BB0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 6.79Purple Heart#69359CΔE 8.34Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 8.95Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 9.79Iris#5A4FCFΔE 13.66KSU Purple#512888ΔE 13.75

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

#6A3BB0 Channel Values

How #6A3BB0 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 59 · B 1768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 50% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 66% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.33:1 vs white · 2.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6A3BB0 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 text7.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6A3BB0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6A3BB0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6A3BB0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6A3BB0
Complementary
#81B03B
Analogous
#3B46B0
Analogous
#A43BB0
Triadic
#B06A3B
Triadic
#3BB06A
Split comp.
#B0A43B
Split comp.
#46B03B

Tints & Shades of #6A3BB0

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

#7B4BC3
#926ACD
#A585D6
#BCA3E0
#CFBEE9
#E6DDF4

Shades

#5C3399
#4E2B82
#40246B
#321C54
#25143D
#170D26

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6A3BB0.

How #6A3BB0 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#6A3BB0
Protanopia#4646B0
Protanomaly#5642B0
Deuteranopia#4E4EAF
Deuteranomaly#5B47B0
Tritanopia#575656
Tritanomaly#5F4D84
Achromatopsia#565656

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6A3BB0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6a3bb0: #6A3BB0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6A3BB0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6a3bb0': '#6A3BB0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.231, blue: 0.690)
Android XML<color name="color_6a3bb0">#6A3BB0</color>
SVG fillfill="#6A3BB0"

More Purple Colors

#6A3BB0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#6A3BB0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6A3BB0?

#6A3BB0 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(106, 59, 176) in RGB and hsl(264, 50%, 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 6.79.

What is the RGB value of #6A3BB0?

#6A3BB0 is rgb(106, 59, 176) — red 106, green 59, and blue 176 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6A3BB0?

#6A3BB0 converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 66%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6A3BB0 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6A3BB0 scores 7.33:1 against white and 2.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6A3BB0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6A3BB0 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 8.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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