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#6C4BAF Color

#6C4BAF is rgb(108, 75, 175) in RGB, hsl(260, 40%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 57%, 0%, 31%) 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 7.44. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6C4BAF
HEX#6C4BAF
RGBrgb(108, 75, 175)
HSLhsl(260, 40%, 49%)
HSVhsv(260, 57%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 57%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(49.9% 0.153 295.5)
LABlab(39.55% 31.75 -49.33)
LCHlch(39.55% 58.66 302.77)

What #6C4BAF 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 #6C4BAF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 7.44Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 7.96Purple Heart#69359CΔE 9.47Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 9.92Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 10.85Amethyst#9966CCΔE 13.76

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

#6C4BAF Channel Values

How #6C4BAF 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 108 · G 75 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 40% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 57% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.44:1 vs white · 3.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6C4BAF 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 text6.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6C4BAF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6C4BAF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6C4BAF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6C4BAF
Complementary
#8EAF4B
Analogous
#4B5CAF
Analogous
#9E4BAF
Triadic
#AF6C4B
Triadic
#4BAF6C
Split comp.
#AF9E4B
Split comp.
#5CAF4B

Tints & Shades of #6C4BAF

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

#8062BC
#947BC6
#A894D1
#BDADDC
#D1C6E7
#E5DFF1

Shades

#5F429A
#503781
#422E6B
#332352
#261A3D
#160F24

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How #6C4BAF 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#6C4BAF
Protanopia#5252AF
Protanomaly#5D4FAF
Deuteranopia#5858AF
Deuteranomaly#6053AF
Tritanopia#5B5F5F
Tritanomaly#625887
Achromatopsia#5E5E5E

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Using #6C4BAF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6c4baf: #6C4BAF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6C4BAF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6c4baf': '#6C4BAF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.424, green: 0.294, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_6c4baf">#6C4BAF</color>
SVG fillfill="#6C4BAF"

More Purple Colors

#6C4BAF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#6C4BAF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6C4BAF?

#6C4BAF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(108, 75, 175) in RGB and hsl(260, 40%, 49%) 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 7.44.

What is the RGB value of #6C4BAF?

#6C4BAF is rgb(108, 75, 175) — red 108, green 75, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6C4BAF?

#6C4BAF converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 57%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6C4BAF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6C4BAF scores 6.44:1 against white and 3.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6C4BAF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6C4BAF 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 9.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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