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#6B64CE Color

#6B64CE is rgb(107, 100, 206) in RGB, hsl(244, 52%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 51%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.85. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6B64CE
HEX#6B64CE
RGBrgb(107, 100, 206)
HSLhsl(244, 52%, 60%)
HSVhsv(244, 51%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 51%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(56.3% 0.159 283)
LABlab(47.17% 24.43 -55.12)
LCHlch(47.17% 60.29 293.90)

What #6B64CE 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 #6B64CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 6.85Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 8.67Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 10Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 11.23Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 12.14Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 12.16

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

#6B64CE Channel Values

How #6B64CE 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 100 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 244° · S 52% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 244° · S 51% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.84:1 vs white · 4.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6B64CE 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 text4.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6B64CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6B64CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6B64CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6B64CE
Complementary
#C7CE64
Analogous
#6492CE
Analogous
#A064CE
Triadic
#CE6B64
Triadic
#64CE6B
Split comp.
#CEA064
Split comp.
#92CE64

Tints & Shades of #6B64CE

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

#7E77D4
#948FDC
#A6A2E2
#BCB9E9
#CFCDEF
#E5E4F6

Shades

#4D45C4
#3E36AB
#322C8C
#27226D
#1C184E
#110F2F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6B64CE.

How #6B64CE 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#6B64CE
Protanopia#6565CE
Protanomaly#6865CE
Deuteranopia#6666CE
Deuteranomaly#6865CE
Tritanopia#527878
Tritanomaly#5D71A2
Achromatopsia#727272

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Using #6B64CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6b64ce: #6B64CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6B64CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6b64ce': '#6B64CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.392, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_6b64ce">#6B64CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#6B64CE"

More Blue Colors

#6B64CE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6B64CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6B64CE?

#6B64CE is a light blue — rgb(107, 100, 206) in RGB and hsl(244, 52%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.85.

What is the RGB value of #6B64CE?

#6B64CE is rgb(107, 100, 206) — red 107, green 100, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6B64CE?

#6B64CE converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 51%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6B64CE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6B64CE scores 4.84:1 against white and 4.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6B64CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6B64CE 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 6.85, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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