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#6E52CB Color

#6E52CB is rgb(110, 82, 203) in RGB, hsl(254, 54%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 60%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.46. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6E52CB
HEX#6E52CB
RGBrgb(110, 82, 203)
HSLhsl(254, 54%, 56%)
HSVhsv(254, 60%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 60%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(53.2% 0.179 289.5)
LABlab(42.97% 34.68 -60.12)
LCHlch(42.97% 69.40 299.98)

What #6E52CB 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 #6E52CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 5.46Iris#5A4FCFΔE 6.83Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 8.78Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 10.5Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 11.11Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 15.19

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

#6E52CB Channel Values

How #6E52CB 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 82 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 54% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 60% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.63:1 vs white · 3.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6E52CB 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 text5.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6E52CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6E52CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6E52CB
Complementary
#AFCB52
Analogous
#5273CB
Analogous
#AB52CB
Triadic
#CB6E52
Triadic
#52CB6E
Split comp.
#CBAB52
Split comp.
#73CB52

Tints & Shades of #6E52CB

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

#826AD2
#9681D9
#AA99E1
#BDB0E8
#D1C8EF
#E5E0F6

Shades

#5939C0
#4A30A1
#3E2886
#2F1E66
#22164B
#140D2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6E52CB.

How #6E52CB 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#6E52CB
Protanopia#5858CB
Protanomaly#6155CB
Deuteranopia#5C5CCB
Deuteranomaly#6458CB
Tritanopia#556C6C
Tritanomaly#60629B
Achromatopsia#676767

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Using #6E52CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6e52cb: #6E52CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6E52CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6e52cb': '#6E52CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.431, green: 0.322, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_6e52cb">#6E52CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#6E52CB"

More Blue Colors

#6E52CB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6E52CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6E52CB?

#6E52CB is a mid-tone blue — rgb(110, 82, 203) in RGB and hsl(254, 54%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.46.

What is the RGB value of #6E52CB?

#6E52CB is rgb(110, 82, 203) — red 110, green 82, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6E52CB?

#6E52CB converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 60%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6E52CB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6E52CB scores 5.63:1 against white and 3.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6E52CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6E52CB 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 5.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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