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#6E4CBD Color

#6E4CBD is rgb(110, 76, 189) in RGB, hsl(258, 46%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 60%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Plump Purple (#5946B2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6E4CBD
HEX#6E4CBD
RGBrgb(110, 76, 189)
HSLhsl(258, 46%, 52%)
HSVhsv(258, 60%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 60%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(51.3% 0.17 293.4)
LABlab(40.79% 34.82 -55.52)
LCHlch(40.79% 65.53 302.09)

What #6E4CBD 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 #6E4CBD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 6.19Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 7.15Iris#5A4FCFΔE 10.93Purple Heart#69359CΔE 11.35Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 12.04Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 13.64

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

#6E4CBD Channel Values

How #6E4CBD 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 76 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 46% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 60% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.12:1 vs white · 3.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6E4CBD 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 text6.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6E4CBD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6E4CBD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6E4CBD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6E4CBD
Complementary
#9BBD4C
Analogous
#4C63BD
Analogous
#A64CBD
Triadic
#BD6E4C
Triadic
#4CBD6E
Split comp.
#BDA64C
Split comp.
#63BD4C

Tints & Shades of #6E4CBD

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

#8366C7
#957DCF
#AA97D8
#BDADE1
#D2C7EA
#E4DDF3

Shades

#5E3EA8
#4F348D
#412B73
#34225D
#251943
#170F29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6E4CBD.

How #6E4CBD 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#6E4CBD
Protanopia#5353BD
Protanomaly#5F50BD
Deuteranopia#5959BD
Deuteranomaly#6254BD
Tritanopia#596464
Tritanomaly#625B90
Achromatopsia#626262

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Using #6E4CBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6e4cbd: #6E4CBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6E4CBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6e4cbd': '#6E4CBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.431, green: 0.298, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_6e4cbd">#6E4CBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#6E4CBD"

More Purple Colors

#6E4CBD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6E4CBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6E4CBD?

#6E4CBD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(110, 76, 189) in RGB and hsl(258, 46%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Plump Purple (#5946B2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.19.

What is the RGB value of #6E4CBD?

#6E4CBD is rgb(110, 76, 189) — red 110, green 76, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6E4CBD?

#6E4CBD converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 60%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6E4CBD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6E4CBD scores 6.12:1 against white and 3.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6E4CBD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6E4CBD 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 slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 7.15, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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