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#6A445D Color

#6A445D is rgb(106, 68, 93) in RGB, hsl(321, 22%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 12%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Byzantium (#5D3954), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.12. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6A445D
HEX#6A445D
RGBrgb(106, 68, 93)
HSLhsl(321, 22%, 34%)
HSVhsv(321, 36%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 12%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(43.9% 0.064 340.4)
LABlab(34.01% 19.94 -7.82)
LCHlch(34.01% 21.42 338.60)

What #6A445D 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 #6A445D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Byzantium#5D3954ΔE 5.12Eggplant#614051ΔE 5.42English Violet#563C5CΔE 8.91Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 9.66Zinfandel Red#5A3844ΔE 9.68Old Mauve#673147ΔE 10.6

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

#6A445D Channel Values

How #6A445D 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 68 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 321° · S 22% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 321° · S 36% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 12% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.08:1 vs white · 2.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6A445D 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 text8.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6A445D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6A445D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6A445D
Complementary
#446A51
Analogous
#64446A
Analogous
#6A4449
Triadic
#5C6A44
Triadic
#445C6A
Split comp.
#496A44
Split comp.
#446A64

Tints & Shades of #6A445D

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

#865675
#A06A8D
#B186A2
#C5A5BA
#D7C1CF
#E9DDE5

Shades

#5D3C52
#4E3244
#412A39
#35222E
#281A23
#191016

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6A445D.

How #6A445D 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#6A445D
Protanopia#4C4C5D
Protanomaly#5A495D
Deuteranopia#53535C
Deuteranomaly#5D4D5C
Tritanopia#684848
Tritanomaly#694651
Achromatopsia#505050

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Using #6A445D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6a445d: #6A445D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6A445D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6a445d': '#6A445D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.267, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_6a445d">#6A445D</color>
SVG fillfill="#6A445D"

More Pink Colors

#6A445D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#6A445D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6A445D?

#6A445D is a dark pink — rgb(106, 68, 93) in RGB and hsl(321, 22%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Byzantium (#5D3954), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.12.

What is the RGB value of #6A445D?

#6A445D is rgb(106, 68, 93) — red 106, green 68, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6A445D?

#6A445D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 12%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6A445D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6A445D scores 8.08:1 against white and 2.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6A445D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6A445D 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 23.81, which is visibly different.

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