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#6B4FBF Color

#6B4FBF is rgb(107, 79, 191) in RGB, hsl(255, 47%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 59%, 0%, 25%) 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 5.33. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6B4FBF
HEX#6B4FBF
RGBrgb(107, 79, 191)
HSLhsl(255, 47%, 53%)
HSVhsv(255, 59%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 59%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(51.6% 0.168 290.8)
LABlab(41.27% 32.82 -55.93)
LCHlch(41.27% 64.85 300.41)

What #6B4FBF 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 #6B4FBF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 5.33Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 5.36Iris#5A4FCFΔE 10.33Purple Heart#69359CΔE 12.75Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 13.35Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 14.25

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

#6B4FBF Channel Values

How #6B4FBF 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 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 47% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 59% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 59% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.01:1 vs white · 3.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6B4FBF 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 text6.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6B4FBF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6B4FBF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6B4FBF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6B4FBF
Complementary
#A3BF4F
Analogous
#4F6BBF
Analogous
#A34FBF
Triadic
#BF6B4F
Triadic
#4FBF6B
Split comp.
#BFA34F
Split comp.
#6BBF4F

Tints & Shades of #6B4FBF

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

#7E65C8
#9480D1
#A796D9
#BDB0E3
#D0C7EB
#E6E1F4

Shades

#5A3EAC
#4C3592
#3E2B78
#31225E
#231843
#150F29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6B4FBF.

How #6B4FBF 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#6B4FBF
Protanopia#5555BF
Protanomaly#5E52BF
Deuteranopia#5959BF
Deuteranomaly#6155BF
Tritanopia#556666
Tritanomaly#5E5E92
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6B4FBF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6b4fbf: #6B4FBF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6B4FBF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6b4fbf': '#6B4FBF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.310, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_6b4fbf">#6B4FBF</color>
SVG fillfill="#6B4FBF"

More Purple Colors

#6B4FBF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6B4FBF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6B4FBF?

#6B4FBF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(107, 79, 191) in RGB and hsl(255, 47%, 53%) 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 5.33.

What is the RGB value of #6B4FBF?

#6B4FBF is rgb(107, 79, 191) — red 107, green 79, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6B4FBF?

#6B4FBF converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 59%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6B4FBF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6B4FBF scores 6.01:1 against white and 3.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6B4FBF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6B4FBF 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 5.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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