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#6C60DC Color

#6C60DC is rgb(108, 96, 220) in RGB, hsl(246, 64%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 56%, 0%, 14%) 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 5.23. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6C60DC
HEX#6C60DC
RGBrgb(108, 96, 220)
HSLhsl(246, 64%, 62%)
HSVhsv(246, 56%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 56%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(56.6% 0.183 283.3)
LABlab(47.05% 30.39 -63.25)
LCHlch(47.05% 70.18 295.66)

What #6C60DC 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 #6C60DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 5.23Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 6.34Iris#5A4FCFΔE 7.42Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 11.1Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 11.26Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 12.75

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

#6C60DC Channel Values

How #6C60DC 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 96 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 246° · S 64% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 246° · S 56% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.83:1 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 #6C60DC 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 text4.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6C60DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6C60DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6C60DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6C60DC
Complementary
#D0DC60
Analogous
#6092DC
Analogous
#AB60DC
Triadic
#DC6C60
Triadic
#60DC6C
Split comp.
#DCAB60
Split comp.
#92DC60

Tints & Shades of #6C60DC

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

#8075E1
#938AE5
#A69FEA
#BDB8EF
#D1CDF4
#E4E2F9

Shades

#4E3FD5
#3829BC
#2E229B
#241B79
#1A1358
#0F0B32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6C60DC.

How #6C60DC 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#6C60DC
Protanopia#6262DC
Protanomaly#6661DC
Deuteranopia#6464DC
Deuteranomaly#6763DC
Tritanopia#4D7979
Tritanomaly#5B70AA
Achromatopsia#727272

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Using #6C60DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6c60dc: #6C60DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6C60DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6c60dc': '#6C60DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.424, green: 0.376, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_6c60dc">#6C60DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#6C60DC"

More Blue Colors

#6C60DC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6C60DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6C60DC?

#6C60DC is a light blue — rgb(108, 96, 220) in RGB and hsl(246, 64%, 62%) 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 5.23.

What is the RGB value of #6C60DC?

#6C60DC is rgb(108, 96, 220) — red 108, green 96, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6C60DC?

#6C60DC converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 56%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6C60DC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6C60DC scores 4.83:1 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 #6C60DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6C60DC 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 5.23, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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