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#6B49BC Color

#6B49BC is rgb(107, 73, 188) in RGB, hsl(258, 46%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 61%, 0%, 26%) 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 6.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6B49BC
HEX#6B49BC
RGBrgb(107, 73, 188)
HSLhsl(258, 46%, 51%)
HSVhsv(258, 61%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 61%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(50.4% 0.173 292.8)
LABlab(39.74% 35.47 -56.65)
LCHlch(39.74% 66.84 302.05)

What #6B49BC 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 #6B49BC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 6.09Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 7.84Iris#5A4FCFΔE 10.02Purple Heart#69359CΔE 11.31Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 11.96Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 12.66

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

#6B49BC Channel Values

How #6B49BC 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 73 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 46% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 61% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 61% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.36:1 vs white · 3.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6B49BC 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 text6.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6B49BC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6B49BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6B49BC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6B49BC
Complementary
#99BC49
Analogous
#4960BC
Analogous
#A549BC
Triadic
#BC6B49
Triadic
#49BC6B
Split comp.
#BCA549
Split comp.
#60BC49

Tints & Shades of #6B49BC

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

#8063C5
#9279CD
#A793D7
#BDADE1
#D2C7EA
#E4DDF3

Shades

#5C3DA4
#4F348D
#412B73
#322159
#23173F
#170F29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6B49BC.

How #6B49BC 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#6B49BC
Protanopia#5050BC
Protanomaly#5C4DBC
Deuteranopia#5656BC
Deuteranomaly#5F51BC
Tritanopia#556262
Tritanomaly#5F598F
Achromatopsia#5F5F5F

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Using #6B49BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6b49bc: #6B49BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6B49BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6b49bc': '#6B49BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.286, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_6b49bc">#6B49BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#6B49BC"

More Purple Colors

#6B49BC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6B49BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6B49BC?

#6B49BC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(107, 73, 188) in RGB and hsl(258, 46%, 51%) 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 6.09.

What is the RGB value of #6B49BC?

#6B49BC is rgb(107, 73, 188) — red 107, green 73, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6B49BC?

#6B49BC converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 61%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6B49BC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6B49BC scores 6.36:1 against white and 3.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6B49BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6B49BC 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 slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 7.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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