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#6E07CF Color

#6E07CF is rgb(110, 7, 207) in RGB, hsl(271, 93%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 97%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.41. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6E07CF
HEX#6E07CF
RGBrgb(110, 7, 207)
HSLhsl(271, 93%, 42%)
HSVhsv(271, 97%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 97%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(46.4% 0.249 296.6)
LABlab(32.71% 63.70 -79.17)
LCHlch(32.71% 101.62 308.82)

What #6E07CF 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 #6E07CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 6.41French Violet#8806CEΔE 8.96Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 9.11Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 12.05Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 14.38Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 19.65

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

#6E07CF Channel Values

How #6E07CF 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 110 · G 7 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 93% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 97% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 97% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.09:1 vs white · 2.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6E07CF 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 text8.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6E07CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6E07CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6E07CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6E07CF
Complementary
#68CF07
Analogous
#0B07CF
Analogous
#CF07CB
Triadic
#CF6E07
Triadic
#07CF6E
Split comp.
#CBCF07
Split comp.
#07CF0B

Tints & Shades of #6E07CF

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

#8309F6
#9730F8
#AB58F9
#BF7FFA
#D3A6FC
#E6CEFD

Shades

#6107B6
#520699
#440580
#350462
#27034A
#18022C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6E07CF.

How #6E07CF 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#6E07CF
Protanopia#2F2FCF
Protanomaly#5024CF
Deuteranopia#4141CE
Deuteranomaly#5633CF
Tritanopia#4E5050
Tritanomaly#5D3F94
Achromatopsia#505050

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Using #6E07CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6e07cf: #6E07CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6E07CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6e07cf': '#6E07CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.431, green: 0.027, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_6e07cf">#6E07CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#6E07CF"

More Purple Colors

#6E07CF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6E07CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6E07CF?

#6E07CF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(110, 7, 207) in RGB and hsl(271, 93%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.41.

What is the RGB value of #6E07CF?

#6E07CF is rgb(110, 7, 207) — red 110, green 7, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6E07CF?

#6E07CF converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 97%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6E07CF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6E07CF scores 8.09:1 against white and 2.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6E07CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6E07CF 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 9.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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