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#6A5BDC Color

#6A5BDC is rgb(106, 91, 220) in RGB, hsl(247, 65%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 59%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Iris (#5A4FCF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6A5BDC
HEX#6A5BDC
RGBrgb(106, 91, 220)
HSLhsl(247, 65%, 61%)
HSVhsv(247, 59%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 59%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(55.6% 0.19 283.6)
LABlab(45.70% 32.75 -65.46)
LCHlch(45.70% 73.19 296.58)

What #6A5BDC 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 #6A5BDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Iris#5A4FCFΔE 5.08Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 5.78Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 7.5Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 7.65Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 13.3Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 13.37

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

#6A5BDC Channel Values

How #6A5BDC 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 91 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 247° · S 65% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 247° · S 59% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 59% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.07:1 vs white · 4.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6A5BDC 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 text5.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6A5BDC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6A5BDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6A5BDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6A5BDC
Complementary
#CDDC5B
Analogous
#5B8CDC
Analogous
#AB5BDC
Triadic
#DC6A5B
Triadic
#5BDC6A
Split comp.
#DCAB5B
Split comp.
#8CDC5B

Tints & Shades of #6A5BDC

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

#7D70E1
#9489E6
#A79EEA
#BAB3EF
#CDC8F3
#E4E2F9

Shades

#4B39D5
#3A28BD
#2F219C
#241976
#1A1254
#0F0B32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6A5BDC.

How #6A5BDC 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#6A5BDC
Protanopia#5E5EDC
Protanomaly#635DDC
Deuteranopia#6060DC
Deuteranomaly#645EDC
Tritanopia#497676
Tritanomaly#586CA9
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

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Using #6A5BDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6a5bdc: #6A5BDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6A5BDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6a5bdc': '#6A5BDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.357, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_6a5bdc">#6A5BDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#6A5BDC"

More Blue Colors

#6A5BDC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6A5BDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6A5BDC?

#6A5BDC is a light blue — rgb(106, 91, 220) in RGB and hsl(247, 65%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Iris (#5A4FCF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #6A5BDC?

#6A5BDC is rgb(106, 91, 220) — red 106, green 91, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6A5BDC?

#6A5BDC converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 59%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6A5BDC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6A5BDC scores 5.07:1 against white and 4.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6A5BDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6A5BDC 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 5.78, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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