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#6B3E7A Color

#6B3E7A is rgb(107, 62, 122) in RGB, hsl(285, 33%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 49%, 0%, 52%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Imperial (#602F6B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.95. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6B3E7A
HEX#6B3E7A
RGBrgb(107, 62, 122)
HSLhsl(285, 33%, 36%)
HSVhsv(285, 49%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 49%, 0%, 52%)
OKLCHoklch(44.3% 0.108 317.2)
LABlab(33.78% 28.29 -26.37)
LCHlch(33.78% 38.67 317.01)

What #6B3E7A 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 #6B3E7A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Imperial#602F6BΔE 5.95Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 9.24Medium Violet#65315FΔE 10.67Maximum Purple#733380ΔE 10.68Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 10.93Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 11.32

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

#6B3E7A Channel Values

How #6B3E7A 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 62 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 33% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 49% · V 48%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 52%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.09:1 vs white · 2.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6B3E7A 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 text8.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6B3E7A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6B3E7A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6B3E7A
Complementary
#4D7A3E
Analogous
#4D3E7A
Analogous
#7A3E6B
Triadic
#7A6B3E
Triadic
#3E7A6B
Split comp.
#6B7A3E
Split comp.
#3E7A4D

Tints & Shades of #6B3E7A

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

#864D99
#9D63B0
#B082C0
#C19DCD
#D4BBDD
#E8DAEC

Shades

#5C3569
#502E5C
#41264B
#351F3D
#27162C
#1B0F1F

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How #6B3E7A 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#6B3E7A
Protanopia#48487A
Protanomaly#58447A
Deuteranopia#505079
Deuteranomaly#5C4A7A
Tritanopia#644949
Tritanomaly#674560
Achromatopsia#505050

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Using #6B3E7A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6b3e7a: #6B3E7A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6B3E7A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6b3e7a': '#6B3E7A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.243, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_6b3e7a">#6B3E7A</color>
SVG fillfill="#6B3E7A"

More Purple Colors

#6B3E7A sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6B3E7A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6B3E7A?

#6B3E7A is a dark purple — rgb(107, 62, 122) in RGB and hsl(285, 33%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Imperial (#602F6B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.95.

What is the RGB value of #6B3E7A?

#6B3E7A is rgb(107, 62, 122) — red 107, green 62, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6B3E7A?

#6B3E7A converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 49%, 0%, 52%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6B3E7A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6B3E7A scores 8.09:1 against white and 2.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6B3E7A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6B3E7A 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 18.1, which is visibly different.

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