#6A23A8#6A23A8
#6A23A8 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.196 H 303.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6A23A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 35, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 66%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 79%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.9%, 79.2%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.02, 54.61, -57.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.02, 79.40, 313.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.88% 0.1071 -0.1645) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.88% 0.196 303.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6111, 7.0934, 37.6903) |
| Luminance | 0.0709 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 3.78
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.73
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 5.99
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 6.39
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 7.54
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 7.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6A23A8 #61A823
analogous
#2823A8 #6A23A8 #A823A4
triadic
#6A23A8 #A86A23 #23A86A
tetradic
#6A23A8 #A82823 #61A823 #23A4A8
square
#6A23A8 #A82823 #61A823 #23A4A8
split-complementary
#6A23A8 #A4A823 #23A828
monochromatic
#2A0E43 #4A1875 #6A23A8 #8A34D5 #A766DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.68
#6A23A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.42
#6A23A8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6A23A8
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6A23A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6A23A8 | 1.00 | 8.68 | 2.42 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004AAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004BA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5D4765
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6a23a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 35, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.196 303.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9b67c3',
500: '#6a23a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6a23a8; $custom-light: #9b67c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6a23a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 35,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.03,
"s": 65.517,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43881,
"c": 0.19623,
"h": 303.1
},
"luminance": 0.07093
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6A23A8
secondary
#90C562
accent
#E83F8E
background
#FAF6FC
surface
#F3EBF8
border
#CDC6D1
text
#0F0613
muted
#7F7A82