#6B1689#6B1689
#6B1689 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 40.4% C 0.179 H 314.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B1689 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 22, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 72%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 84%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.9%, 83.9%, 0%, 46.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.13, 52.44, -44.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(28.13, 69.09, 319.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(40.42% 0.1265 -0.1271) |
| OKLCH | oklch(40.42% 0.179 314.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.8649, 5.5062, 24.1525) |
| Luminance | 0.0551 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.40
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 5.12
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 5.80
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.84
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 6.18
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B1689 #348916
analogous
#311689 #6B1689 #89166D
triadic
#6B1689 #896B16 #16896B
tetradic
#6B1689 #893116 #348916 #166D89
square
#6B1689 #893116 #348916 #166D89
split-complementary
#6B1689 #6D8916 #168931
monochromatic
#190520 #420E54 #6B1689 #941EBE #B43ADF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.99
#6B1689 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.10
#6B1689 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B1689
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B1689 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B1689 | 1.00 | 9.99 | 2.10 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003E8C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0D4487
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#683351
Achromatopsia (no color)
#424242
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b1689; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 22, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(40.4% 0.179 314.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9a60ac',
500: '#6b1689',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b1689; $custom-light: #9a60ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b1689",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 22,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.348,
"s": 72.327,
"l": 31.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.40416,
"c": 0.17937,
"h": 314.9
},
"luminance": 0.05506
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B1689
secondary
#5FBD3E
accent
#EF3968
background
#F9F6FA
surface
#F2EBF4
border
#CCC6CE
text
#0E0510
muted
#7E7A7F