Palettes / Colors / #6830CB

#6830CB — Purple

#6830CB is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blueviolet (#8A2BE2) — not an exact match. CSS blueviolet gives you #8A2BE2, a different color; use #6830CB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#6830CB is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #92CA2F; it also sits naturally between #2F44CA and #B62FCA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 41% · Green 19% · Blue 80%

Cyan 49% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #6830CB

.text { color: #6830CB; }
.background { background-color: #6830CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6830CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(104, 48, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(262, 62%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6830CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(104, 48, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6830CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(104, 48, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6830CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6830CB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #92CA2F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6830CB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #6830CB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #6830CB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #6830CB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #6830CB?

#6830CB is Purple, a purple color (RGB 104, 48, 203). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6830CB?

#6830CB is RGB 104, 48, 203 — HSL 262°, 62%, 49% — CMYK 49%, 76%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #6830CB?

Its complement is #92CA2F; analogous partners are #2F44CA and #B62FCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6830CB for text?

White text on #6830CB has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.87:1.