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#6B4F78 Color

#6B4F78 is rgb(107, 79, 120) in RGB, hsl(281, 21%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 34%, 0%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chinese Violet (#856088), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.74. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6B4F78
HEX#6B4F78
RGBrgb(107, 79, 120)
HSLhsl(281, 21%, 39%)
HSVhsv(281, 34%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 34%, 0%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(47.3% 0.073 314.7)
LABlab(37.87% 18.19 -18.83)
LCHlch(37.87% 26.18 314.02)

What #6B4F78 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 #6B4F78, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 8.74French Lilac#86608EΔE 9.14English Violet#563C5CΔE 9.71Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 12.39Dark Byzantium#5D3954ΔE 12.86Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 12.89

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

#6B4F78 Channel Values

How #6B4F78 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 79 · B 1208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 21% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 34% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.97:1 vs white · 3.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6B4F78 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 text6.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6B4F78 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6B4F78

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6B4F78; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6B4F78
Complementary
#5C784F
Analogous
#564F78
Analogous
#784F71
Triadic
#786B4F
Triadic
#4F786B
Split comp.
#71784F
Split comp.
#4F7856

Tints & Shades of #6B4F78

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

#815F91
#9777A6
#AA90B6
#BFACC9
#D2C4D9
#E7E0EB

Shades

#5D4469
#503A59
#42304A
#34263B
#261C2B
#19121C

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How #6B4F78 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#6B4F78
Protanopia#555578
Protanomaly#5E5278
Deuteranopia#595977
Deuteranomaly#615578
Tritanopia#665656
Tritanomaly#685365
Achromatopsia#595959

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Using #6B4F78 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6b4f78: #6B4F78;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6B4F78;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6b4f78': '#6B4F78' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.310, blue: 0.471)
Android XML<color name="color_6b4f78">#6B4F78</color>
SVG fillfill="#6B4F78"

More Purple Colors

#6B4F78 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6B4F78 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6B4F78?

#6B4F78 is a dark purple — rgb(107, 79, 120) in RGB and hsl(281, 21%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chinese Violet (#856088), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.74.

What is the RGB value of #6B4F78?

#6B4F78 is rgb(107, 79, 120) — red 107, green 79, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6B4F78?

#6B4F78 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 34%, 0%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6B4F78 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6B4F78 scores 6.97:1 against white and 3.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6B4F78 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6B4F78 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 25.3, which is a different colour altogether.

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