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#6B46AF Color

#6B46AF is rgb(107, 70, 175) in RGB, hsl(261, 43%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 60%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Plump Purple (#5946B2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.35. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6B46AF
HEX#6B46AF
RGBrgb(107, 70, 175)
HSLhsl(261, 43%, 48%)
HSVhsv(261, 60%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 60%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(49% 0.161 296.2)
LABlab(38.31% 34.25 -51.32)
LCHlch(38.31% 61.70 303.72)

What #6B46AF 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 #6B46AF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 6.35Purple Heart#69359CΔE 7.53Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 8.1Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 10.73Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 10.79KSU Purple#512888ΔE 12.72

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

#6B46AF Channel Values

How #6B46AF 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 70 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 43% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 60% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.73:1 vs white · 3.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6B46AF 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 text6.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6B46AF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6B46AF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6B46AF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6B46AF
Complementary
#8AAF46
Analogous
#4656AF
Analogous
#9F46AF
Triadic
#AF6B46
Triadic
#46AF6B
Split comp.
#AF9F46
Split comp.
#56AF46

Tints & Shades of #6B46AF

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

#7D5BBE
#9274C8
#A68ED2
#BDABDE
#D1C5E8
#E5DEF2

Shades

#5D3D99
#4E3380
#402A6A
#332154
#26193E
#160F24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6B46AF.

How #6B46AF 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#6B46AF
Protanopia#4E4EAF
Protanomaly#5B4BAF
Deuteranopia#5454AF
Deuteranomaly#5E4FAF
Tritanopia#595C5C
Tritanomaly#615485
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

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Using #6B46AF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6b46af: #6B46AF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6B46AF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6b46af': '#6B46AF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.275, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_6b46af">#6B46AF</color>
SVG fillfill="#6B46AF"

More Purple Colors

#6B46AF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6B46AF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6B46AF?

#6B46AF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(107, 70, 175) in RGB and hsl(261, 43%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Plump Purple (#5946B2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.35.

What is the RGB value of #6B46AF?

#6B46AF is rgb(107, 70, 175) — red 107, green 70, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6B46AF?

#6B46AF converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 60%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6B46AF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6B46AF scores 6.73:1 against white and 3.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6B46AF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6B46AF 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 8.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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