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#6A4465 Color

#6A4465 is rgb(106, 68, 101) in RGB, hsl(308, 22%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 5%, 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 6.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6A4465
HEX#6A4465
RGBrgb(106, 68, 101)
HSLhsl(308, 22%, 34%)
HSVhsv(308, 36%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 5%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(44.2% 0.071 331.5)
LABlab(34.27% 21.11 -12.48)
LCHlch(34.27% 24.52 329.40)

What #6A4465 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 #6A4465, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Byzantium#5D3954ΔE 6.05English Violet#563C5CΔE 7.08Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 7.51Eggplant#614051ΔE 9.76Medium Violet#65315FΔE 10.57Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 12.08

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

#6A4465 Channel Values

How #6A4465 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 1018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 308° · S 22% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 308° · S 36% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 5% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.99:1 vs white · 2.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6A4465 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 text7.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6A4465 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6A4465

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6A4465; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6A4465
Complementary
#446A49
Analogous
#5C446A
Analogous
#6A4452
Triadic
#656A44
Triadic
#44656A
Split comp.
#526A44
Split comp.
#446A5C

Tints & Shades of #6A4465

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

#86567F
#A06A98
#B186AC
#C5A5C1
#D7C1D4
#E9DDE7

Shades

#5D3C59
#4E324A
#412A3E
#352232
#281A26
#191018

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6A4465.

How #6A4465 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#6A4465
Protanopia#4C4C65
Protanomaly#5A4965
Deuteranopia#535364
Deuteranomaly#5D4D64
Tritanopia#674949
Tritanomaly#684756
Achromatopsia#515151

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Using #6A4465 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6a4465: #6A4465;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6A4465;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6a4465': '#6A4465' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.267, blue: 0.396)
Android XML<color name="color_6a4465">#6A4465</color>
SVG fillfill="#6A4465"

More Pink Colors

#6A4465 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#6A4465 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6A4465?

#6A4465 is a dark pink — rgb(106, 68, 101) in RGB and hsl(308, 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 6.05.

What is the RGB value of #6A4465?

#6A4465 is rgb(106, 68, 101) — red 106, green 68, and blue 101 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6A4465?

#6A4465 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 5%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6A4465 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6A4465 scores 7.99:1 against white and 2.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6A4465 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6A4465 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 26.53, which is a different colour altogether.

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