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#6A4276 Color

#6A4276 is rgb(106, 66, 118) in RGB, hsl(286, 28%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 44%, 0%, 54%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Imperial (#602F6B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.63. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6A4276
HEX#6A4276
RGBrgb(106, 66, 118)
HSLhsl(286, 28%, 36%)
HSVhsv(286, 44%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 44%, 0%, 54%)
OKLCHoklch(44.7% 0.095 318.1)
LABlab(34.42% 24.99 -22.91)
LCHlch(34.42% 33.90 317.49)

What #6A4276 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 #6A4276, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Imperial#602F6BΔE 8.63Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 8.88Medium Violet#65315FΔE 9.1Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 11.45Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 11.74Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 12.07

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

#6A4276 Channel Values

How #6A4276 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 66 · B 1188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 28% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 44% · V 46%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 54%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.91:1 vs white · 2.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6A4276 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 text7.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6A4276

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6A4276; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6A4276
Complementary
#4E7642
Analogous
#504276
Analogous
#764268
Triadic
#766A42
Triadic
#42766A
Split comp.
#687642
Split comp.
#427650

Tints & Shades of #6A4276

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

#845393
#9B69AB
#AF86BB
#C0A0CA
#D4BEDA
#E7DBEB

Shades

#5B3965
#4F3258
#402848
#35213B
#26182A
#1A111D

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How #6A4276 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#6A4276
Protanopia#4B4B76
Protanomaly#594776
Deuteranopia#525275
Deuteranomaly#5C4C76
Tritanopia#644B4B
Tritanomaly#67485F
Achromatopsia#515151

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Using #6A4276 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6a4276: #6A4276;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6A4276;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6a4276': '#6A4276' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.259, blue: 0.463)
Android XML<color name="color_6a4276">#6A4276</color>
SVG fillfill="#6A4276"

More Purple Colors

#6A4276 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6A4276 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6A4276?

#6A4276 is a dark purple — rgb(106, 66, 118) in RGB and hsl(286, 28%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Imperial (#602F6B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.63.

What is the RGB value of #6A4276?

#6A4276 is rgb(106, 66, 118) — red 106, green 66, and blue 118 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6A4276?

#6A4276 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 44%, 0%, 54%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6A4276 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6A4276 scores 7.91:1 against white and 2.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6A4276 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6A4276 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 20.57, which is visibly different.

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