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#6F1554 Color

#6F1554 is rgb(111, 21, 84) in RGB, hsl(318, 68%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 24%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantium (#702963), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6F1554
HEX#6F1554
RGBrgb(111, 21, 84)
HSLhsl(318, 68%, 26%)
HSVhsv(318, 81%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 24%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(37.6% 0.14 343.2)
LABlab(25.60% 43.12 -14.56)
LCHlch(25.60% 45.51 341.34)

What #6F1554 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 #6F1554, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Byzantium#702963ΔE 7.99Pansy Purple#78184AΔE 9.85Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 9.86Tyrian Purple#66023CΔE 10.36Spanish Purple#66033CΔE 10.44Dark Raspberry#872657ΔE 11.61

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

#6F1554 Channel Values

How #6F1554 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 111 · G 21 · B 848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 68% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 81% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 24% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.99:1 vs white · 1.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6F1554 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 text10.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6F1554 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6F1554

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6F1554; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6F1554
Complementary
#156F30
Analogous
#5D156F
Analogous
#6F1527
Triadic
#546F15
Triadic
#15546F
Split comp.
#276F15
Split comp.
#156F5D

Tints & Shades of #6F1554

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

#9A1D75
#C92698
#DC47AF
#E472C2
#EC9CD4
#F5CCE9

Shades

#63134B
#561041
#490E37
#380B2A
#2B0820
#1E0617

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6F1554.

How #6F1554 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#6F1554
Protanopia#333354
Protanomaly#522A54
Deuteranopia#444452
Deuteranomaly#583753
Tritanopia#6C2424
Tritanomaly#6D1F3D
Achromatopsia#3C3C3C

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Using #6F1554 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6f1554: #6F1554;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6F1554;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6f1554': '#6F1554' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.435, green: 0.082, blue: 0.329)
Android XML<color name="color_6f1554">#6F1554</color>
SVG fillfill="#6F1554"

More Pink Colors

#6F1554 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#6F1554 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6F1554?

#6F1554 is a dark pink — rgb(111, 21, 84) in RGB and hsl(318, 68%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantium (#702963), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.99.

What is the RGB value of #6F1554?

#6F1554 is rgb(111, 21, 84) — red 111, green 21, and blue 84 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6F1554?

#6F1554 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 24%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6F1554 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6F1554 scores 10.99:1 against white and 1.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6F1554 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6F1554 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 purple (#800080) at a CIE76 distance of 25.65, which is a different colour altogether.

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