#6C08AA Color

#6C08AA is rgb(108, 8, 170) in RGB, hsl(277, 91%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 95%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet (RYB) (#8601AF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.81. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6C08AA

HEX#6C08AA

RGBrgb(108, 8, 170)

HSLhsl(277, 91%, 35%)

HSVhsv(277, 95%, 67%)

CMYKcmyk(36%, 95%, 0%, 33%)

OKLCHoklch(42.7% 0.216 305.1)

LABlab(29.28% 57.10 -62.97)

LCHlch(29.28% 85.00 312.20)

What #6C08AA 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 #6C08AA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 8.81 Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 11.34 Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 11.53 Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 14.03 Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 14.15 French Violet#8806CEΔE 15.41

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#6C08AA Channel Values

How #6C08AA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 108 · G 8 · B 170	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 277° · S 91% · L 35%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 277° · S 95% · V 67%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 36% · M 95% · Y 0% · K 33%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	9.32:1 vs white · 2.25:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6C08AA 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 text9.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6C08AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6C08AA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #6C08AA

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.

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How #6C08AA 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#6C08AA

Protanopia#2E2EAA

Protanomaly#4E24AA

Deuteranopia#4040A9

Deuteranomaly#5532AA

Tritanopia#594141

Tritanomaly#613379

Achromatopsia#474747

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Using #6C08AA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6c08aa: #6C08AA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6C08AA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6c08aa': '#6C08AA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.424, green: 0.031, blue: 0.667)

Android XML<color name="color_6c08aa">#6C08AA</color>

SVG fillfill="#6C08AA"

More Purple Colors

#6C08AA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#6C08AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6C08AA?

#6C08AA is a dark purple — rgb(108, 8, 170) in RGB and hsl(277, 91%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet (RYB) (#8601AF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.81.

What is the RGB value of #6C08AA?

#6C08AA is rgb(108, 8, 170) — red 108, green 8, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6C08AA?

#6C08AA converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 95%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6C08AA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6C08AA scores 9.32:1 against white and 2.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6C08AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6C08AA 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 14.03, which is visibly different.

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