Information about #6B198B color

#6B198B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6B198B falls into the Violet Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(107, 25, 139) — 42% red, 9.8% green, 54.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 45 / 0 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#6B198B is a vivid, lively blue-purple violet that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to coresight purple (#6F2994). Slightly further away sit Purple Jam (#6A287E) and Jessa Bee Lavender (#652C88).

The recipe behind #6B198B is rgb(107, 25, 139), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #6B198B: 9.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for black. No one has named #6B198B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#6B198B color variations

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#6B198B 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 #6B198B

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B198B
  • RGB107, 25, 139
  • CMYK13, 45, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(107, 25, 139)
  • HSL283°, 70%, 32%
  • HSL Precise283.158°, 69.512%, 32.157%
  • HSV283°, 82%, 55%
  • HSB283°, 82%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.098
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.098, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.098, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.098, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6B198B
  • DECIMAL ID7018891
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01