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#6A3DAE Color

#6A3DAE is rgb(106, 61, 174) in RGB, hsl(264, 48%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 65%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Heart (#69359C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.82. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6A3DAE
HEX#6A3DAE
RGBrgb(106, 61, 174)
HSLhsl(264, 48%, 46%)
HSVhsv(264, 65%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 65%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(47.5% 0.172 297.8)
LABlab(36.21% 38.61 -54.11)
LCHlch(36.21% 66.47 305.51)

What #6A3DAE 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 #6A3DAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Heart#69359CΔE 6.82Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 7.47Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 8.22Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 8.52KSU Purple#512888ΔE 12.54Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 13.09

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

#6A3DAE Channel Values

How #6A3DAE 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 61 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 48% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 65% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.26:1 vs white · 2.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6A3DAE 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 text7.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6A3DAE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6A3DAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6A3DAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6A3DAE
Complementary
#81AE3D
Analogous
#3D48AE
Analogous
#A23DAE
Triadic
#AE6A3D
Triadic
#3DAE6A
Split comp.
#AEA23D
Split comp.
#48AE3D

Tints & Shades of #6A3DAE

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

#7C4EC1
#926CCB
#A686D5
#BCA4DF
#CFBFE8
#E6DDF3

Shades

#5C3597
#4E2D80
#41256A
#331D53
#25153C
#170D26

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6A3DAE.

How #6A3DAE 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#6A3DAE
Protanopia#4747AE
Protanomaly#5743AE
Deuteranopia#4F4FAD
Deuteranomaly#5B49AE
Tritanopia#575656
Tritanomaly#5F4D83
Achromatopsia#575757

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Using #6A3DAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6a3dae: #6A3DAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6A3DAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6a3dae': '#6A3DAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.239, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_6a3dae">#6A3DAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#6A3DAE"

More Purple Colors

#6A3DAE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#6A3DAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6A3DAE?

#6A3DAE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(106, 61, 174) in RGB and hsl(264, 48%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Heart (#69359C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.82.

What is the RGB value of #6A3DAE?

#6A3DAE is rgb(106, 61, 174) — red 106, green 61, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6A3DAE?

#6A3DAE converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 65%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6A3DAE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6A3DAE scores 7.26:1 against white and 2.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6A3DAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6A3DAE 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 7.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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