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#6B3FCA Color

#6B3FCA is rgb(107, 63, 202) in RGB, hsl(259, 57%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 69%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Majorelle Blue (#6050DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.14. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6B3FCA
HEX#6B3FCA
RGBrgb(107, 63, 202)
HSLhsl(259, 57%, 52%)
HSVhsv(259, 69%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 69%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(50.1% 0.202 292)
LABlab(38.58% 43.88 -66.68)
LCHlch(38.58% 79.82 303.35)

What #6B3FCA 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 #6B3FCA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 9.14Iris#5A4FCFΔE 11.36Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 12.28Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 13.13Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 14.74Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 16.2

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

#6B3FCA Channel Values

How #6B3FCA 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 63 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 57% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 69% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 69% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.59:1 vs white · 3.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6B3FCA 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 text6.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6B3FCA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6B3FCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6B3FCA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6B3FCA
Complementary
#9ECA3F
Analogous
#3F58CA
Analogous
#B13FCA
Triadic
#CA6B3F
Triadic
#3FCA6B
Split comp.
#CAB13F
Split comp.
#58CA3F

Tints & Shades of #6B3FCA

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

#815BD2
#9373D9
#A98FE0
#BBA7E7
#D1C3EF
#E3DBF5

Shades

#5B31B4
#4D2A98
#3F227C
#321B64
#241448
#160C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6B3FCA.

How #6B3FCA 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#6B3FCA
Protanopia#4949CA
Protanomaly#5845CA
Deuteranopia#5151CA
Deuteranomaly#5C4ACA
Tritanopia#4F6060
Tritanomaly#5B5596
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

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Using #6B3FCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6b3fca: #6B3FCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6B3FCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6b3fca': '#6B3FCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.247, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_6b3fca">#6B3FCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#6B3FCA"

More Purple Colors

#6B3FCA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6B3FCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6B3FCA?

#6B3FCA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(107, 63, 202) in RGB and hsl(259, 57%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.14.

What is the RGB value of #6B3FCA?

#6B3FCA is rgb(107, 63, 202) — red 107, green 63, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6B3FCA?

#6B3FCA converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 69%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6B3FCA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6B3FCA scores 6.59:1 against white and 3.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6B3FCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6B3FCA 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 16.2, which is visibly different.

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