All About Color #6E429A

#6E429A

About #6E429A

#6E429A is a medium purple color with the hex code #6E429A. In RGB it is red 110, green 66, blue 154; in HSL it is hue 270°, saturation 40%, lightness 43%; in CMYK it is 29%, 57%, 0%, 40%. Its contrast ratio is 7.22:1 on white and 2.91:1 on black.

#6E429A Color Conversion

Hex triplet6E, 42, 9A
CMYK28.57%, 57.14%, 0.00%, 39.61%
RGB Decimal110, 66, 154
HSL270°, 40%, 43%
RGB Octal156, 102, 232
HSV (HSB)270.00°, 57.14%, 60.39%
RGB Binary1101110, 1000010, 10011010
CIE-L*AB37.01, 36.88, -41.11
RGB Percent43.14%, 25.88%, 60.39%
CIE-L*CH37.01, 55.23, 311.90
XYZ14.21, 9.54, 31.67
CIE-L*UV37.01, 13.19, -61.56
xyY0.26, 0.17, 9.54
Hunter-Lab30.89, 28.05, -39.14
RYB43.14%, 25.88%, 60.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#6E429A on a dark background: contrast 2.91:1, fails WCAG AA.
#6E429A on a light background: contrast 7.22:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #6E429A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #6E429A. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#6E429A · #9C74C3 · #402659 · #6E9A42 · #9CC374

Analogous palette

#426E9A · #42429A · #6E429A · #9A429A · #9A426E

Triadic palette

#6E429A · #9A6E42 · #429A6E · #9C74C3 · #C39C74

Tetradic palette

#6E429A · #9A4242 · #6E9A42 · #429A9A · #402659

Monochromatic palette

#21142E · #472B64 · #6E429A · #9469BF · #BA9FD6

Generate more palettes containing #6E429A · Browse all color names

Discover more color profiles with the Muzli extension

Experience design inspiration like never before with Muzli. Loved by 800k+ designers worldwide, Muzli is the leading go-to browser extension for creative professionals.

Install now and let the magic begin.

Get Muzli