#6A2AAD#6A2AAD
#6A2AAD is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.194 H 300.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6A2AAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 42, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.7%, 75.7%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.43, 52.95, -58.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.43, 78.78, 312.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45% 0.0998 -0.1665) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45% 0.194 300.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.3128, 7.7371, 40.2664) |
| Luminance | 0.0774 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 3.61
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 5.34
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 5.39
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 6.43
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 6.63
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6A2AAD #6DAD2A
analogous
#2A2CAD #6A2AAD #AC2AAD
triadic
#6A2AAD #AD6A2A #2AAD6A
tetradic
#6A2AAD #AD2A2C #6DAD2A #2AADAC
square
#6A2AAD #AD2A2C #6DAD2A #2AADAC
split-complementary
#6A2AAD #ADAC2A #2CAD2A
monochromatic
#2E124B #4C1E7C #6A2AAD #8843D1 #A774DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.24
#6A2AAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.55
#6A2AAD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6A2AAD
8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6A2AAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6A2AAD | 1.00 | 8.24 | 2.55 | 8.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004EB1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004EAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5B4C6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6a2aad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 42, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.194 300.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9b6ac6',
500: '#6a2aad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6a2aad; $custom-light: #9b6ac6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6a2aad",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 42,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.313,
"s": 60.93,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44999,
"c": 0.19416,
"h": 300.9
},
"luminance": 0.07737
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6A2AAD
secondary
#9AC56E
accent
#E44496
background
#FAF6FC
surface
#F3EBF8
border
#CDC6D1
text
#0F0713
muted
#7F7A82