UK keyboard questions dv6-211sa (Backlit or Textured vs Molded)

Hi my down arrow key has broken and I am looking to replace my keyboard but its been quite hard to find the infomation I would like.
I can see my laptop has the two ports for a backlit keyboard (4 pin and the normal keyboard one) but I am unable to find a part number for this and I was wondering if anyone knew where I could find what is compatible ( long shot question)
If not I am unable to find a link for the differences between the textured and molded keyboards (currently using a textured PN 570228-031) but as I have to replace my keyboard I would like to explore angles
Many thanks for your time

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