#6F63BB Color

#6F63BB is rgb(111, 99, 187) in RGB, hsl(248, 39%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 47%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.37. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6F63BB

HEX#6F63BB

RGBrgb(111, 99, 187)

HSLhsl(248, 39%, 56%)

HSVhsv(248, 47%, 73%)

CMYKcmyk(41%, 47%, 0%, 27%)

OKLCHoklch(55.2% 0.133 287.5)

LABlab(46.30% 21.62 -45.55)

LCHlch(46.30% 50.42 295.39)

What #6F63BB 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 #6F63BB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 4.37 Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 10.71 Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.02 Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 11.38 Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 13.92 Han Blue#446CCFΔE 15.18

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#6F63BB Channel Values

How #6F63BB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 111 · G 99 · B 187	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 248° · S 39% · L 56%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 248° · S 47% · V 73%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 41% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 27%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.03:1 vs white · 4.18:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6F63BB 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 text5.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6F63BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6F63BB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #6F63BB

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.

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How #6F63BB 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#6F63BB

Protanopia#6565BB

Protanomaly#6964BB

Deuteranopia#6767BB

Deuteranomaly#6A66BB

Tritanopia#5E7373

Tritanomaly#656D95

Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

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Using #6F63BB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6f63bb: #6F63BB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6F63BB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6f63bb': '#6F63BB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.435, green: 0.388, blue: 0.733)

Android XML<color name="color_6f63bb">#6F63BB</color>

SVG fillfill="#6F63BB"

More Blue Colors

#6F63BB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

7070ff 6d9bc3 708090 6ca0dc 71a6d2 6b7c93 72a0c1 6b6bff 73c2fb 6a7282 74acdf 6a5acd 88ace0 a4c0f4 c4d8e8 e3e0f5 00005c 0033ff 035096 130e2f 1f1fff 2e5090 3d9eff 5271ff

#6F63BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6F63BB?

#6F63BB is a mid-tone blue — rgb(111, 99, 187) in RGB and hsl(248, 39%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.37.

What is the RGB value of #6F63BB?

#6F63BB is rgb(111, 99, 187) — red 111, green 99, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6F63BB?

#6F63BB converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 47%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6F63BB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6F63BB scores 5.03:1 against white and 4.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6F63BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6F63BB 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 13.92, which is visibly different.

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