Information about #6A558B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6A558B is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(106, 85, 139) — 41.6% red, 33.3% green, 54.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 21 / 0 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained twilight violet, #6A558B sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Butterfly Bush (#68578C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Kimberly (#695D87) and Dark Lavender (#734F96).

The recipe behind #6A558B is rgb(106, 85, 139), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.3:1. No one has named #6A558B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#6A558B color variations

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#6A558B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #6A558B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Kimberly color link
Kimberly

#695D87

High Society color link
High Society

#695B7C

Affair color link
Affair

#714693

Jupiter color link
Jupiter

#6A5177

Centaurian color link
Centaurian

#6E5977

Covert color link
Covert

#645977

Muted Purple color link
Muted Purple

#805B87

Viola Purple color link
Viola Purple

#7E587E

Gigas color link
Gigas

#564786

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6A558B
  • RGB106, 85, 139
  • CMYK13, 21, 0, 45
  • HSL263°, 24%, 44%
  • HSL Precise263.333°, 24.107%, 43.922%
  • HSV263°, 39%, 55%
  • HSB263°, 39%, 55%
  • HEX ID6A558B
  • DECIMAL ID6968715
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Violet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
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