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#6B518A Color

#6B518A is rgb(107, 81, 138) in RGB, hsl(267, 26%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 41%, 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 5.84. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6B518A
HEX#6B518A
RGBrgb(107, 81, 138)
HSLhsl(267, 26%, 43%)
HSVhsv(267, 41%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 41%, 0%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(48.6% 0.093 304.2)
LABlab(39.09% 20.34 -27.93)
LCHlch(39.09% 34.56 306.07)

What #6B518A 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 #6B518A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 5.84Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 6.91Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 9.41French Lilac#86608EΔE 11.28Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 12.24Purple Navy#4E5180ΔE 12.49

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

#6B518A Channel Values

How #6B518A 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 81 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 26% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 41% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.63:1 vs white · 3.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6B518A 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 text6.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6B518A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6B518A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6B518A
Complementary
#718A51
Analogous
#51548A
Analogous
#87518A
Triadic
#8A6B51
Triadic
#518A6B
Split comp.
#8A8751
Split comp.
#548A51

Tints & Shades of #6B518A

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

#7F62A3
#947BB2
#A995C1
#BBABCE
#D0C5DD
#E5DFEC

Shades

#5C4677
#4F3C67
#413154
#342843
#251C30
#191320

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6B518A.

How #6B518A 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#6B518A
Protanopia#56568A
Protanomaly#5F548A
Deuteranopia#5B5B8A
Deuteranomaly#62578A
Tritanopia#635B5B
Tritanomaly#665771
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

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Using #6B518A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6b518a: #6B518A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6B518A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6b518a': '#6B518A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.318, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_6b518a">#6B518A</color>
SVG fillfill="#6B518A"

More Purple Colors

#6B518A sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6B518A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6B518A?

#6B518A is a mid-tone purple — rgb(107, 81, 138) in RGB and hsl(267, 26%, 43%) 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 5.84.

What is the RGB value of #6B518A?

#6B518A is rgb(107, 81, 138) — red 107, green 81, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6B518A?

#6B518A converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 41%, 0%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6B518A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6B518A scores 6.63:1 against white and 3.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6B518A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6B518A 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 17.26, which is visibly different.

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