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#6E4FA0 Royal Purple

#6E4FA0 is Royal Purple.

#6E4FA0

Royal Purple

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #6E4FA0?

HEX
#6E4FA0
RGB
rgb(110, 79, 160)
HSL
hsl(263, 34%, 47%)
OKLCH
oklch(49.8% 0.127 299)
CMYK
31, 51, 0, 37

#6E4FA0 has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 against white and 3.29:1 against black, so white is the better background for text in this color and light text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #6E4FA0
#6E4FA0
Same color
White
6.4AA
Near-black
2.7Fail

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • White on #6E4FA0 · 6.4:1

Tints and shades of #6E4FA0

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #F6F3FF
  2. #DCCCFF
  3. #C2A4FC
  4. #A486DC
  5. #8768BC
  6. #6E4FA0
  7. #51317F
  8. #381462
  9. #1F003E

Colors that go with #6E4FA0

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Royal Purple, #6E4FA0 and Dark Slate Blue, #424985 become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

Export

Copy-paste code, or download the swatches.

:root {
  --royal-purple-1: #6E4FA0; /* Royal Purple */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #6E4FA0

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (5)

Gradients (2)