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#6A63CA Color

#6A63CA is rgb(106, 99, 202) in RGB, hsl(244, 49%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 51%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6A63CA
HEX#6A63CA
RGBrgb(106, 99, 202)
HSLhsl(244, 49%, 59%)
HSVhsv(244, 51%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 51%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(55.8% 0.155 283.2)
LABlab(46.62% 23.77 -53.71)
LCHlch(46.62% 58.74 293.87)

What #6A63CA 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 #6A63CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 7.99Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 8.76Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 9.31Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 11.24Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 11.57Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 12.2

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

#6A63CA Channel Values

How #6A63CA 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 99 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 244° · S 49% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 244° · S 51% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.94:1 vs white · 4.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6A63CA 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 text4.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6A63CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6A63CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6A63CA
Complementary
#C3CA63
Analogous
#6390CA
Analogous
#9D63CA
Triadic
#CA6A63
Triadic
#63CA6A
Split comp.
#CA9D63
Split comp.
#90CA63

Tints & Shades of #6A63CA

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

#807AD1
#928DD8
#A8A4E0
#BAB7E6
#D0CEEE
#E2E1F5

Shades

#4D45BF
#3F38A3
#332E85
#29246A
#1D1A4C
#12102E

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How #6A63CA 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#6A63CA
Protanopia#6464CA
Protanomaly#6764CA
Deuteranopia#6565CA
Deuteranomaly#6764CA
Tritanopia#527777
Tritanomaly#5D6F9F
Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #6A63CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6a63ca: #6A63CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6A63CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6a63ca': '#6A63CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.388, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_6a63ca">#6A63CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#6A63CA"

More Blue Colors

#6A63CA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6A63CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6A63CA?

#6A63CA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(106, 99, 202) in RGB and hsl(244, 49%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.99.

What is the RGB value of #6A63CA?

#6A63CA is rgb(106, 99, 202) — red 106, green 99, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6A63CA?

#6A63CA converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 51%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6A63CA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6A63CA scores 4.94:1 against white and 4.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6A63CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6A63CA 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 slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 7.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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