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#6E65AE Color

#6E65AE is rgb(110, 101, 174) in RGB, hsl(247, 31%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 42%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.63. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6E65AE
HEX#6E65AE
RGBrgb(110, 101, 174)
HSLhsl(247, 31%, 54%)
HSVhsv(247, 42%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 42%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(54.8% 0.112 287.8)
LABlab(46.13% 17.25 -38.28)
LCHlch(46.13% 41.99 294.26)

What #6E65AE 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 #6E65AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.63Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 8.85Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 9.79Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 11.49Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 12.88Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 13.91

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

#6E65AE Channel Values

How #6E65AE 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 101 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 247° · S 31% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 247° · S 42% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 42% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.08:1 vs white · 4.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6E65AE 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 text5.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6E65AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6E65AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6E65AE
Complementary
#A6AE65
Analogous
#6581AE
Analogous
#9265AE
Triadic
#AE6E65
Triadic
#65AE6E
Split comp.
#AE9265
Split comp.
#81AE65

Tints & Shades of #6E65AE

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

#8179B9
#9791C5
#AAA5CF
#BDB9DA
#D0CDE5
#E6E4F1

Shades

#5B539D
#4E4686
#403A6E
#312C54
#23203C
#151325

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How #6E65AE 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#6E65AE
Protanopia#6767AE
Protanomaly#6A66AE
Deuteranopia#6868AE
Deuteranomaly#6A67AE
Tritanopia#617272
Tritanomaly#666D8E
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

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Using #6E65AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6e65ae: #6E65AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6E65AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6e65ae': '#6E65AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.431, green: 0.396, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_6e65ae">#6E65AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#6E65AE"

More Blue Colors

#6E65AE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6E65AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6E65AE?

#6E65AE is a mid-tone blue — rgb(110, 101, 174) in RGB and hsl(247, 31%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.63.

What is the RGB value of #6E65AE?

#6E65AE is rgb(110, 101, 174) — red 110, green 101, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6E65AE?

#6E65AE converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 42%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6E65AE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6E65AE scores 5.08:1 against white and 4.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6E65AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6E65AE 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 16.98, which is visibly different.

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