#6A23AE#6A23AE
#6A23AE is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.202 H 301.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6A23AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 35, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 67%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(271, 80%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.1%, 79.9%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.53, 56.03, -60.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.53, 82.39, 312.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.4% 0.1054 -0.1726) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.4% 0.202 301.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.1830, 7.3221, 40.7023) |
| Luminance | 0.0732 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.34
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 5.11
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 5.31
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 5.75
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 7.10
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 7.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6A23AE #67AE23
analogous
#2423AE #6A23AE #AE23AC
triadic
#6A23AE #AE6A23 #23AE6A
tetradic
#6A23AE #AE2423 #67AE23 #23ACAE
square
#6A23AE #AE2423 #67AE23 #23ACAE
split-complementary
#6A23AE #ACAE23 #23AE24
monochromatic
#2C0F48 #4B197B #6A23AE #8937D7 #A76AE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.52
#6A23AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.46
#6A23AE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6A23AE
8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6A23AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6A23AE | 1.00 | 8.52 | 2.46 | 8.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004CB2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004CAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5B4969
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6a23ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 35, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.202 301.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9b67c7',
500: '#6a23ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6a23ae; $custom-light: #9b67c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6a23ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 35,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270.647,
"s": 66.507,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44395,
"c": 0.2022,
"h": 301.4
},
"luminance": 0.07322
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6A23AE
secondary
#95C766
accent
#E93E92
background
#FAF6FC
surface
#F3EBF8
border
#CDC6D1
text
#0F0613
muted
#7F7A82