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#6E4686 Color

#6E4686 is rgb(110, 70, 134) in RGB, hsl(278, 31%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 48%, 0%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ultra Violet (#5F4B8B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.84. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6E4686
HEX#6E4686
RGBrgb(110, 70, 134)
HSLhsl(278, 31%, 40%)
HSVhsv(278, 48%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 48%, 0%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(46.7% 0.109 311.6)
LABlab(36.57% 26.94 -29.40)
LCHlch(36.57% 39.88 312.50)

What #6E4686 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 #6E4686, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 7.84Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 8.22Imperial#602F6BΔE 9.7Maximum Purple#733380ΔE 11.52Eminence#6C3082ΔE 12.99Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 13.3

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

#6E4686 Channel Values

How #6E4686 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 70 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 31% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 48% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 48% · Y 0% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.28:1 vs white · 2.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6E4686 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 text7.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6E4686

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6E4686; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6E4686
Complementary
#5E8646
Analogous
#4F4686
Analogous
#86467D
Triadic
#866E46
Triadic
#46866E
Split comp.
#7D8646
Split comp.
#46864F

Tints & Shades of #6E4686

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

#8554A0
#9A6FB3
#AD8AC1
#C0A5CF
#D3C0DE
#E8DEED

Shades

#613E75
#533564
#452C54
#34213F
#27192F
#19101E

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How #6E4686 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#6E4686
Protanopia#4F4F86
Protanomaly#5D4B86
Deuteranopia#565685
Deuteranomaly#605086
Tritanopia#665252
Tritanomaly#694D6A
Achromatopsia#565656

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Using #6E4686 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6e4686: #6E4686;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6E4686;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6e4686': '#6E4686' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.431, green: 0.275, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_6e4686">#6E4686</color>
SVG fillfill="#6E4686"

More Purple Colors

#6E4686 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6E4686 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6E4686?

#6E4686 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(110, 70, 134) in RGB and hsl(278, 31%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ultra Violet (#5F4B8B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.84.

What is the RGB value of #6E4686?

#6E4686 is rgb(110, 70, 134) — red 110, green 70, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6E4686?

#6E4686 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 48%, 0%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6E4686 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6E4686 scores 7.28:1 against white and 2.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6E4686 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6E4686 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 15.75, which is visibly different.

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