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#6D4BC3 Color

#6D4BC3 is rgb(109, 75, 195) in RGB, hsl(257, 50%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 62%, 0%, 24%) 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 7.77. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6D4BC3
HEX#6D4BC3
RGBrgb(109, 75, 195)
HSLhsl(257, 50%, 53%)
HSVhsv(257, 62%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 62%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(51.4% 0.179 292)
LABlab(40.82% 36.45 -58.97)
LCHlch(40.82% 69.32 301.72)

What #6D4BC3 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 #6D4BC3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 7.77Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 8.04Iris#5A4FCFΔE 8.18Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 12.14Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 12.97Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 13.14

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

#6D4BC3 Channel Values

How #6D4BC3 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 109 · G 75 · B 1958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 50% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 62% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.1:1 vs white · 3.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6D4BC3 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 text6.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6D4BC3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6D4BC3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6D4BC3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6D4BC3
Complementary
#A1C34B
Analogous
#4B65C3
Analogous
#A94BC3
Triadic
#C36D4B
Triadic
#4BC36D
Split comp.
#C3A94B
Split comp.
#65C34B

Tints & Shades of #6D4BC3

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

#8062CB
#967DD4
#A894DB
#BEAFE4
#D0C6EC
#E6E0F5

Shades

#5C3BB0
#4E3295
#40297A
#322060
#241745
#160E2A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6D4BC3.

How #6D4BC3 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#6D4BC3
Protanopia#5252C3
Protanomaly#5E4FC3
Deuteranopia#5858C3
Deuteranomaly#6153C3
Tritanopia#566565
Tritanomaly#605C94
Achromatopsia#626262

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6D4BC3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6d4bc3: #6D4BC3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6D4BC3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6d4bc3': '#6D4BC3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.427, green: 0.294, blue: 0.765)
Android XML<color name="color_6d4bc3">#6D4BC3</color>
SVG fillfill="#6D4BC3"

More Purple Colors

#6D4BC3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6D4BC3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6D4BC3?

#6D4BC3 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(109, 75, 195) in RGB and hsl(257, 50%, 53%) 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 7.77.

What is the RGB value of #6D4BC3?

#6D4BC3 is rgb(109, 75, 195) — red 109, green 75, and blue 195 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6D4BC3?

#6D4BC3 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 62%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6D4BC3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6D4BC3 scores 6.1:1 against white and 3.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6D4BC3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6D4BC3 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 7.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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