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#6B4087 Color

#6B4087 is rgb(107, 64, 135) in RGB, hsl(276, 36%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 53%, 0%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Purple (#733380), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.53. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6B4087
HEX#6B4087
RGBrgb(107, 64, 135)
HSLhsl(276, 36%, 39%)
HSVhsv(276, 53%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 53%, 0%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(45.4% 0.12 310.4)
LABlab(34.83% 29.49 -32.76)
LCHlch(34.83% 44.08 311.99)

What #6B4087 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 #6B4087, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Purple#733380ΔE 8.53Eminence#6C3082ΔE 8.93Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 9.6Imperial#602F6BΔE 9.67Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 10.36Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 11.6

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

#6B4087 Channel Values

How #6B4087 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 64 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 36% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 53% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 53% · Y 0% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.75:1 vs white · 2.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6B4087 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 text7.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6B4087 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6B4087

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6B4087; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6B4087
Complementary
#5C8740
Analogous
#474087
Analogous
#874080
Triadic
#876B40
Triadic
#40876B
Split comp.
#808740
Split comp.
#408747

Tints & Shades of #6B4087

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

#804DA3
#9766B7
#AA82C4
#BFA1D3
#D2BDE0
#E7DCEF

Shades

#5D3776
#4F2F65
#422753
#341F42
#261731
#190F1F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6B4087.

How #6B4087 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#6B4087
Protanopia#4A4A87
Protanomaly#594687
Deuteranopia#515186
Deuteranomaly#5D4B87
Tritanopia#624E4E
Tritanomaly#664969
Achromatopsia#525252

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6B4087 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6b4087: #6B4087;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6B4087;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6b4087': '#6B4087' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.251, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_6b4087">#6B4087</color>
SVG fillfill="#6B4087"

More Purple Colors

#6B4087 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6B4087 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6B4087?

#6B4087 is a dark purple — rgb(107, 64, 135) in RGB and hsl(276, 36%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Purple (#733380), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.53.

What is the RGB value of #6B4087?

#6B4087 is rgb(107, 64, 135) — red 107, green 64, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6B4087?

#6B4087 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 53%, 0%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6B4087 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6B4087 scores 7.75:1 against white and 2.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6B4087 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6B4087 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 13.62, which is visibly different.

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