#6A1C99#6A1C99
#6A1C99 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.188 H 308.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6A1C99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 28, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 69%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 82%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.7%, 81.7%, 0%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.90, 53.74, -51.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(29.90, 74.78, 315.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.02% 0.1167 -0.1478) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.02% 0.188 308.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1077, 6.1948, 30.6887) |
| Luminance | 0.0619 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.89
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.16
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 7.01
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 7.33
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 7.59
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 8.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6A1C99 #4B991C
analogous
#2B1C99 #6A1C99 #991C89
triadic
#6A1C99 #996A1C #1C996A
tetradic
#6A1C99 #992B1C #4B991C #1C8999
square
#6A1C99 #992B1C #4B991C #1C8999
split-complementary
#6A1C99 #89991C #1C992B
monochromatic
#220932 #461365 #6A1C99 #8E25CD #A950DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.38
#6A1C99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.24
#6A1C99 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6A1C99
9.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6A1C99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6A1C99 | 1.00 | 9.38 | 2.24 | 9.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00449C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004797
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#623D5B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#464646
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6a1c99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 28, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.188 308.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9a63b8',
500: '#6a1c99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6a1c99; $custom-light: #9a63b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6a1c99",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 28,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.44,
"s": 69.061,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42016,
"c": 0.18832,
"h": 308.3
},
"luminance": 0.06195
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6A1C99
secondary
#7AC24F
accent
#EC3C7E
background
#F9F6FB
surface
#F2EBF6
border
#CCC6D0
text
#0F0611
muted
#7E7A80