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#6E28D7 Color

#6E28D7 is rgb(110, 40, 215) in RGB, hsl(264, 69%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 81%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.93. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6E28D7
HEX#6E28D7
RGBrgb(110, 40, 215)
HSLhsl(264, 69%, 50%)
HSVhsv(264, 81%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 81%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(49% 0.239 293.3)
LABlab(36.19% 57.24 -78.06)
LCHlch(36.19% 96.80 306.25)

What #6E28D7 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 #6E28D7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 7.93Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 8.67French Violet#8806CEΔE 11.72Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 14.83Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 15.08Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 16.91

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

#6E28D7 Channel Values

How #6E28D7 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 40 · B 2158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 69% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 81% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.12:1 vs white · 2.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6E28D7 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 text7.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6E28D7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6E28D7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6E28D7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6E28D7
Complementary
#91D728
Analogous
#2839D7
Analogous
#C628D7
Triadic
#D76E28
Triadic
#28D76E
Split comp.
#D7C628
Split comp.
#39D728

Tints & Shades of #6E28D7

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

#8246DD
#9764E3
#AB82E8
#BC9CED
#D1BAF2
#E5D8F8

Shades

#5F22B9
#511D9F
#421881
#351367
#250D49
#18092F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6E28D7.

How #6E28D7 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#6E28D7
Protanopia#3B3BD7
Protanomaly#5435D7
Deuteranopia#4949D6
Deuteranomaly#5A3ED7
Tritanopia#4C5B5B
Tritanomaly#5B4B9C
Achromatopsia#585858

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Using #6E28D7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6e28d7: #6E28D7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6E28D7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6e28d7': '#6E28D7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.431, green: 0.157, blue: 0.843)
Android XML<color name="color_6e28d7">#6E28D7</color>
SVG fillfill="#6E28D7"

More Purple Colors

#6E28D7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#6E28D7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6E28D7?

#6E28D7 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(110, 40, 215) in RGB and hsl(264, 69%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.93.

What is the RGB value of #6E28D7?

#6E28D7 is rgb(110, 40, 215) — red 110, green 40, and blue 215 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6E28D7?

#6E28D7 converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 81%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6E28D7 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6E28D7 scores 7.12:1 against white and 2.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6E28D7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6E28D7 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 7.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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