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#6A61E0 Color

#6A61E0 is rgb(106, 97, 224) in RGB, hsl(244, 67%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 57%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.45. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6A61E0
HEX#6A61E0
RGBrgb(106, 97, 224)
HSLhsl(244, 67%, 63%)
HSVhsv(244, 57%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 57%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(56.9% 0.187 281.9)
LABlab(47.36% 30.34 -65.03)
LCHlch(47.36% 71.76 295.01)

What #6A61E0 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 #6A61E0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 5.45Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 6.94Iris#5A4FCFΔE 7.2Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 10.12Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 11.68Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 12.46

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

#6A61E0 Channel Values

How #6A61E0 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 97 · B 2248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 244° · S 67% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 244° · S 57% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 53% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.77:1 vs white · 4.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6A61E0 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 text4.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6A61E0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6A61E0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6A61E0
Complementary
#D7E061
Analogous
#6198E0
Analogous
#A961E0
Triadic
#E06A61
Triadic
#61E06A
Split comp.
#E0A961
Split comp.
#98E061

Tints & Shades of #6A61E0

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

#7E77E4
#928CE8
#A6A1EC
#BAB7F1
#CFCCF5
#E3E1F9

Shades

#4A3FD9
#3127C4
#2920A2
#1F187B
#161259
#0D0A33

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How #6A61E0 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#6A61E0
Protanopia#6363E0
Protanomaly#6662E0
Deuteranopia#6464E0
Deuteranomaly#6763E0
Tritanopia#487B7B
Tritanomaly#5772AD
Achromatopsia#737373

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Using #6A61E0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6a61e0: #6A61E0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6A61E0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6a61e0': '#6A61E0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.380, blue: 0.878)
Android XML<color name="color_6a61e0">#6A61E0</color>
SVG fillfill="#6A61E0"

More Blue Colors

#6A61E0 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6A61E0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6A61E0?

#6A61E0 is a light blue — rgb(106, 97, 224) in RGB and hsl(244, 67%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.45.

What is the RGB value of #6A61E0?

#6A61E0 is rgb(106, 97, 224) — red 106, green 97, and blue 224 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6A61E0?

#6A61E0 converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 57%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6A61E0 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6A61E0 scores 4.77:1 against white and 4.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6A61E0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6A61E0 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 5.45, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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