#6D49C5
A medium, moderate purple closely aligning with Slateblue.
About #6D49C5
Visually, #6D49C5 is defined as a moderate purple. Its closest recognized web color is Slateblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(109, 73, 197).
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 45% cyan and 63% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 257.4° hue, 51.7% saturation, and 52.9% lightness.
From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#6D49C5
RGB109, 73, 197
HSL257.4°, 51.7%, 52.9%
CMYK45%, 63%, 0%, 23%
HSV257.4°, 62.9%, 77.3%
LAB41.3, 44.2, -59.7
XYZ18.8, 12.0, 54.2
Decimal7162309
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
6.16:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.41:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.89:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.90:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #6D49C5;
}
.text-color {
color: #6D49C5;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #6D49C5;
}