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#6B4889 Color

#6B4889 is rgb(107, 72, 137) in RGB, hsl(272, 31%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 47%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ultra Violet (#5F4B8B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.79. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6B4889
HEX#6B4889
RGBrgb(107, 72, 137)
HSLhsl(272, 31%, 41%)
HSVhsv(272, 47%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 47%, 0%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(46.9% 0.108 307.6)
LABlab(36.81% 25.35 -30.89)
LCHlch(36.81% 39.96 309.37)

What #6B4889 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 #6B4889, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 5.79Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 7.09Imperial#602F6BΔE 11.15Maximum Purple#733380ΔE 12.95Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 13.21Eminence#6C3082ΔE 13.87

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

#6B4889 Channel Values

How #6B4889 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 72 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 31% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 47% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.21:1 vs white · 2.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6B4889 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 text7.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6B4889

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6B4889; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6B4889
Complementary
#668948
Analogous
#4A4889
Analogous
#894887
Triadic
#896B48
Triadic
#48896B
Split comp.
#878948
Split comp.
#48894A

Tints & Shades of #6B4889

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

#8056A4
#946FB3
#A88AC1
#BEA8D1
#D2C3DF
#E6DEED

Shades

#5E3F78
#4E3564
#412C54
#342343
#271A32
#17101E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6B4889.

How #6B4889 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#6B4889
Protanopia#4F4F89
Protanomaly#5C4C89
Deuteranopia#565688
Deuteranomaly#5F5089
Tritanopia#625454
Tritanomaly#664F6D
Achromatopsia#575757

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Using #6B4889 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6b4889: #6B4889;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6B4889;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6b4889': '#6B4889' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.282, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_6b4889">#6B4889</color>
SVG fillfill="#6B4889"

More Purple Colors

#6B4889 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6B4889 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6B4889?

#6B4889 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(107, 72, 137) in RGB and hsl(272, 31%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ultra Violet (#5F4B8B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #6B4889?

#6B4889 is rgb(107, 72, 137) — red 107, green 72, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6B4889?

#6B4889 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 47%, 0%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6B4889 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6B4889 scores 7.21:1 against white and 2.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6B4889 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6B4889 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 14.09, which is visibly different.

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