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#6B0D91 Color

#6B0D91 is rgb(107, 13, 145) in RGB, hsl(283, 84%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 91%, 0%, 43%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.26. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6B0D91
HEX#6B0D91
RGBrgb(107, 13, 145)
HSLhsl(283, 84%, 31%)
HSVhsv(283, 91%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 91%, 0%, 43%)
OKLCHoklch(40.5% 0.193 312.4)
LABlab(27.51% 52.12 -50.64)
LCHlch(27.51% 72.67 315.82)

What #6B0D91 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 #6B0D91, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 6.26Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 9.32Indigo#4B0082ΔE 9.99Mauveine#8D029BΔE 12.28Zinzolin#6C0277ΔE 12.97Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 14.78

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

#6B0D91 Channel Values

How #6B0D91 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 107 · G 13 · B 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 84% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 91% · V 57%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 91% · Y 0% · K 43%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.04:1 vs white · 2.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6B0D91 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 text10.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6B0D91

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6B0D91; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6B0D91
Complementary
#32910D
Analogous
#290D91
Analogous
#910D75
Triadic
#916C0D
Triadic
#0D916C
Split comp.
#75910D
Split comp.
#0D9129

Tints & Shades of #6B0D91

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

#8F11C0
#AE14EB
#BE43EF
#CD6EF2
#DD9CF6
#ECC7FA

Shades

#5E0B7F
#50096C
#420859
#38074B
#2A0538
#1C0326

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6B0D91.

How #6B0D91 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#6B0D91
Protanopia#2F2F91
Protanomaly#4E2591
Deuteranopia#404090
Deuteranomaly#543290
Tritanopia#5E3838
Tritanomaly#632C67
Achromatopsia#424242

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Using #6B0D91 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6b0d91: #6B0D91;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6B0D91;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6b0d91': '#6B0D91' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.051, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_6b0d91">#6B0D91</color>
SVG fillfill="#6B0D91"

More Purple Colors

#6B0D91 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#6B0D91 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6B0D91?

#6B0D91 is a dark purple — rgb(107, 13, 145) in RGB and hsl(283, 84%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #6B0D91?

#6B0D91 is rgb(107, 13, 145) — red 107, green 13, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6B0D91?

#6B0D91 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 91%, 0%, 43%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6B0D91 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6B0D91 scores 10.04:1 against white and 2.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6B0D91 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6B0D91 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 indigo (#4B0082) at a CIE76 distance of 9.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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