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#6E3DBD Color

#6E3DBD is rgb(110, 61, 189) in RGB, hsl(263, 51%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 68%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Grape (#6F2DA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.95. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6E3DBD
HEX#6E3DBD
RGBrgb(110, 61, 189)
HSLhsl(263, 51%, 49%)
HSVhsv(263, 68%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 68%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(49% 0.19 296.2)
LABlab(37.66% 42.75 -60.58)
LCHlch(37.66% 74.14 305.21)

What #6E3DBD 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 #6E3DBD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 7.95Iris#5A4FCFΔE 11.91Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 12.91Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 13.31Purple Heart#69359CΔE 13.95Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 14.58

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

#6E3DBD Channel Values

How #6E3DBD 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 61 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 51% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 68% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.85:1 vs white · 3.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6E3DBD 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 text6.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6E3DBD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6E3DBD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6E3DBD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6E3DBD
Complementary
#8CBD3D
Analogous
#3D4CBD
Analogous
#AE3DBD
Triadic
#BD6E3D
Triadic
#3DBD6E
Split comp.
#BDAE3D
Split comp.
#4CBD3D

Tints & Shades of #6E3DBD

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

#8156C8
#9571D1
#A98BDA
#BDA6E2
#D1C1EB
#E5DCF4

Shades

#6136A6
#512D8B
#432574
#341D59
#261541
#160C27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6E3DBD.

How #6E3DBD 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#6E3DBD
Protanopia#4848BD
Protanomaly#5A44BD
Deuteranopia#5151BC
Deuteranomaly#5E4ABD
Tritanopia#585B5B
Tritanomaly#61518D
Achromatopsia#5A5A5A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6E3DBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6e3dbd: #6E3DBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6E3DBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6e3dbd': '#6E3DBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.431, green: 0.239, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_6e3dbd">#6E3DBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#6E3DBD"

More Purple Colors

#6E3DBD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#6E3DBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6E3DBD?

#6E3DBD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(110, 61, 189) in RGB and hsl(263, 51%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Grape (#6F2DA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.95.

What is the RGB value of #6E3DBD?

#6E3DBD is rgb(110, 61, 189) — red 110, green 61, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6E3DBD?

#6E3DBD converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 68%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6E3DBD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6E3DBD scores 6.85:1 against white and 3.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6E3DBD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6E3DBD 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 14.58, which is visibly different.

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