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#6E73AF Color

#6E73AF is rgb(110, 115, 175) in RGB, hsl(235, 29%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 34%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Blue-gray (#666699), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6E73AF
HEX#6E73AF
RGBrgb(110, 115, 175)
HSLhsl(235, 29%, 56%)
HSVhsv(235, 37%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 34%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(57.6% 0.092 279.4)
LABlab(49.93% 9.49 -32.93)
LCHlch(49.93% 34.27 286.07)

What #6E73AF 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 #6E73AF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 7.06Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 7.69Blue Yonder#5072A7ΔE 10.46Glaucous#6082B6ΔE 11.49Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 13.04Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 13.64

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#6E73AF Channel Values

How #6E73AF 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 115 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 235° · S 29% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 235° · S 37% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.44:1 vs white · 4.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6E73AF 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6E73AF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6E73AF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6E73AF
Complementary
#AFAA6E
Analogous
#6E94AF
Analogous
#896EAF
Triadic
#AF6E74
Triadic
#74AF6E
Split comp.
#AF896E
Split comp.
#94AF6E

Tints & Shades of #6E73AF

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

#8287BA
#969AC5
#A9ADD0
#BDC0DB
#D1D3E6
#E5E6F1

Shades

#595FA1
#4A4F87
#3E4270
#2F3256
#22253F
#141524

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How #6E73AF 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#6E73AF
Protanopia#7272AF
Protanomaly#7173AF
Deuteranopia#7171AF
Deuteranomaly#7072AF
Tritanopia#627D7D
Tritanomaly#677993
Achromatopsia#787878

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Using #6E73AF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6e73af: #6E73AF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6E73AF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6e73af': '#6E73AF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.431, green: 0.451, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_6e73af">#6E73AF</color>
SVG fillfill="#6E73AF"

More Blue Colors

#6E73AF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6E73AF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6E73AF?

#6E73AF is a mid-tone blue — rgb(110, 115, 175) in RGB and hsl(235, 29%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Blue-gray (#666699), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.06.

What is the RGB value of #6E73AF?

#6E73AF is rgb(110, 115, 175) — red 110, green 115, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6E73AF?

#6E73AF converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 34%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6E73AF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6E73AF scores 4.44:1 against white and 4.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6E73AF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6E73AF 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 steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 17.97, which is visibly different.

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