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#6B5ECF Color

#6B5ECF is rgb(107, 94, 207) in RGB, hsl(247, 54%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 55%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6B5ECF
HEX#6B5ECF
RGBrgb(107, 94, 207)
HSLhsl(247, 54%, 59%)
HSVhsv(247, 55%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 55%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(55.3% 0.168 284.7)
LABlab(45.74% 28.11 -57.98)
LCHlch(45.74% 64.43 295.86)

What #6B5ECF 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 #6B5ECF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 2.07Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 9.4Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 9.63Iris#5A4FCFΔE 10.74Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 11.66Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 11.95

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

#6B5ECF Channel Values

How #6B5ECF 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 94 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 247° · S 54% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 247° · S 55% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 55% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.09:1 vs white · 4.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6B5ECF 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 text5.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6B5ECF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6B5ECF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6B5ECF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6B5ECF
Complementary
#C2CF5E
Analogous
#5E89CF
Analogous
#A45ECF
Triadic
#CF6B5E
Triadic
#5ECF6B
Split comp.
#CFA45E
Split comp.
#89CF5E

Tints & Shades of #6B5ECF

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

#8176D6
#9389DC
#A8A1E3
#BAB4E9
#D0CCF0
#E2E0F6

Shades

#4E3FC6
#4032A9
#342989
#2A216E
#1E174F
#120E2F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6B5ECF.

How #6B5ECF 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#6B5ECF
Protanopia#6060CF
Protanomaly#655FCF
Deuteranopia#6363CF
Deuteranomaly#6661CF
Tritanopia#517575
Tritanomaly#5C6CA1
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6B5ECF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6b5ecf: #6B5ECF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6B5ECF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6b5ecf': '#6B5ECF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.369, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_6b5ecf">#6B5ECF</color>
SVG fillfill="#6B5ECF"

More Blue Colors

#6B5ECF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6B5ECF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6B5ECF?

#6B5ECF is a mid-tone blue — rgb(107, 94, 207) in RGB and hsl(247, 54%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.07.

What is the RGB value of #6B5ECF?

#6B5ECF is rgb(107, 94, 207) — red 107, green 94, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6B5ECF?

#6B5ECF converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 55%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6B5ECF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6B5ECF scores 5.09:1 against white and 4.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6B5ECF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6B5ECF 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 2.07, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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