Information about #6A5991 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#6A5991 falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(106, 89, 145) — 41.6% red, 34.9% green, 56.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 22 / 0 / 43. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #6A5991 reads as a gently muted blue-purple violet and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Butterfly Bush (#68578C). Slightly further away sit Kimberly (#695D87) and Dark Lavender (#734F96).

The recipe behind #6A5991 is rgb(106, 89, 145), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #6A5991: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for black. No one has named #6A5991 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#6A5991 color variations

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#6A5991 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 #6A5991

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

Scampi color link
Scampi

#6F63A0

Affair color link
Affair

#714693

High Society color link
High Society

#695B7C

Ferris Wheel color link
Ferris Wheel

#724AA1

Muted Purple color link
Muted Purple

#805B87

Deloras color link
Deloras

#606AA1

Waikawa Grey color link
Waikawa Grey

#5B6E91

#6A5991 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6A5991
  • RGB106, 89, 145
  • CMYK15, 22, 0, 43
  • HSL258°, 24%, 46%
  • HSL Precise258.214°, 23.932%, 45.882%
  • HSV258°, 39%, 57%
  • HSB258°, 39%, 57%
  • HEX ID6A5991
  • DECIMAL ID6969745
  • 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 RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.9%
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