Information about #6B23AF color

#6B23AF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6B23AF falls into the Violet Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(107, 35, 175) — 42% red, 13.7% green, 68.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 27 / 55 / 0 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#6B23AF is a strongly colored blue-purple violet that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Grape (#6F2DA8). Slightly further away sit Hot Violet (#7931BB) and DFIN (#640CB6).

The recipe behind #6B23AF is rgb(107, 35, 175), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 8.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6B23AF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#6B23AF color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#6B23AF 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 #6B23AF

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

Grape color link
Grape

#6F2DA8

Hot Violet color link
Hot Violet

#7931BB

DFIN color link
DFIN

#640CB6

Purple Heart color link
Purple Heart

#69359C

Hurghada color link
Hurghada

#7911A2

Yahoo Purple color link
Yahoo Purple

#720E9E

Purple Slime color link
Purple Slime

#7A2B97

Kelly Purple color link
Kelly Purple

#8617BB

Roku Purple color link
Roku Purple

#662D91

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B23AF
  • RGB107, 35, 175
  • CMYK27, 55, 0, 31
  • CSSrgb(107, 35, 175)
  • HSL271°, 67%, 41%
  • HSL Precise270.857°, 66.667%, 41.176%
  • HSV271°, 80%, 69%
  • HSB271°, 80%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.137, 0.686)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.137, 0.686, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.137, 0.686)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB13.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6B23AF
  • DECIMAL ID7021487
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01