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#6E447E Color

#6E447E is rgb(110, 68, 126) in RGB, hsl(283, 30%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 46%, 0%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Imperial (#602F6B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.36. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6E447E
HEX#6E447E
RGBrgb(110, 68, 126)
HSLhsl(283, 30%, 38%)
HSVhsv(283, 46%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 46%, 0%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(45.9% 0.103 316.2)
LABlab(35.75% 26.65 -25.76)
LCHlch(35.75% 37.06 315.98)

What #6E447E 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 #6E447E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Imperial#602F6BΔE 8.36Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 8.61Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 9.88Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 11.42Medium Violet#65315FΔE 11.44Maximum Purple#733380ΔE 12.7

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

#6E447E Channel Values

How #6E447E 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 68 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 30% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 46% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.52:1 vs white · 2.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6E447E 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 text7.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6E447E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6E447E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6E447E
Complementary
#547E44
Analogous
#50447E
Analogous
#7E4471
Triadic
#7E6D44
Triadic
#447E6D
Split comp.
#717E44
Split comp.
#447E50

Tints & Shades of #6E447E

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

#87549C
#9B6AAF
#AF88BF
#C1A2CD
#D5C0DD
#E7DBEB

Shades

#5F3B6D
#51325D
#42294C
#37223F
#28192E
#1A101E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6E447E.

How #6E447E 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#6E447E
Protanopia#4D4D7E
Protanomaly#5C4A7E
Deuteranopia#55557D
Deuteranomaly#604F7E
Tritanopia#674E4E
Tritanomaly#6A4A65
Achromatopsia#545454

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Using #6E447E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6e447e: #6E447E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6E447E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6e447e': '#6E447E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.431, green: 0.267, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_6e447e">#6E447E</color>
SVG fillfill="#6E447E"

More Purple Colors

#6E447E sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6E447E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6E447E?

#6E447E is a dark purple — rgb(110, 68, 126) in RGB and hsl(283, 30%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Imperial (#602F6B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.36.

What is the RGB value of #6E447E?

#6E447E is rgb(110, 68, 126) — red 110, green 68, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6E447E?

#6E447E converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 46%, 0%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6E447E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6E447E scores 7.52:1 against white and 2.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6E447E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6E447E 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 18.6, which is visibly different.

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