#6A1D9D#6A1D9D
#6A1D9D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.191 H 306.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6A1D9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 29, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 69%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 82%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.5%, 81.5%, 0%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.35, 54.29, -53.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.35, 76.36, 315.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.43% 0.1148 -0.1529) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.43% 0.191 306.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.4677, 6.3774, 32.4659) |
| Luminance | 0.0638 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.01
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.02
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 7.30
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 7.54
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 7.75
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 7.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6A1D9D #509D1D
analogous
#2A1D9D #6A1D9D #9D1D90
triadic
#6A1D9D #9D6A1D #1D9D6A
tetradic
#6A1D9D #9D2A1D #509D1D #1D909D
square
#6A1D9D #9D2A1D #509D1D #1D909D
split-complementary
#6A1D9D #909D1D #1D9D2A
monochromatic
#240A36 #471369 #6A1D9D #8D27D1 #A855E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.23
#6A1D9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.28
#6A1D9D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6A1D9D
9.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6A1D9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6A1D9D | 1.00 | 9.23 | 2.28 | 9.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0045A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00489B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#613F5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#474747
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6a1d9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 29, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.191 306.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9a64bb',
500: '#6a1d9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6a1d9d; $custom-light: #9a64bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6a1d9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 29,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.094,
"s": 68.817,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42429,
"c": 0.19119,
"h": 306.9
},
"luminance": 0.06377
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6A1D9D
secondary
#80C353
accent
#EC3C82
background
#F9F6FB
surface
#F2EBF6
border
#CCC6D0
text
#0F0612
muted
#7E7A81