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#6C63CF Color

#6C63CF is rgb(108, 99, 207) in RGB, hsl(245, 53%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 52%, 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 5.62. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6C63CF
HEX#6C63CF
RGBrgb(108, 99, 207)
HSLhsl(245, 53%, 60%)
HSVhsv(245, 52%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 52%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(56.3% 0.161 283.7)
LABlab(47.06% 25.50 -55.86)
LCHlch(47.06% 61.40 294.54)

What #6C63CF 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 #6C63CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 5.62Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 8.77Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 10.98Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 11.13Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 11.53Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 13.28

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

#6C63CF Channel Values

How #6C63CF 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 99 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 245° · S 53% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 245° · S 52% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.86:1 vs white · 4.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6C63CF 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 text4.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6C63CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6C63CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6C63CF
Complementary
#C6CF63
Analogous
#6390CF
Analogous
#A263CF
Triadic
#CF6C63
Triadic
#63CF6C
Split comp.
#CFA263
Split comp.
#90CF63

Tints & Shades of #6C63CF

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

#7E76D5
#948EDC
#A7A1E2
#BDB9E9
#CFCCEF
#E5E4F7

Shades

#4F44C5
#3F35AC
#332B8C
#28226D
#1C184E
#110E2F

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How #6C63CF 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#6C63CF
Protanopia#6565CF
Protanomaly#6864CF
Deuteranopia#6666CF
Deuteranomaly#6965CF
Tritanopia#537878
Tritanomaly#5E70A2
Achromatopsia#717171

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Using #6C63CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6c63cf: #6C63CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6C63CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6c63cf': '#6C63CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.424, green: 0.388, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_6c63cf">#6C63CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#6C63CF"

More Blue Colors

#6C63CF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6C63CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6C63CF?

#6C63CF is a light blue — rgb(108, 99, 207) in RGB and hsl(245, 53%, 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 5.62.

What is the RGB value of #6C63CF?

#6C63CF is rgb(108, 99, 207) — red 108, green 99, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6C63CF?

#6C63CF converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 52%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6C63CF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6C63CF scores 4.86:1 against white and 4.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6C63CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6C63CF 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 5.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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