#6B1699#6B1699
#6B1699 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.194 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B1699 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 22, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 75%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 86%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.1%, 85.6%, 0%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.41, 55.78, -52.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(29.41, 76.79, 316.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.71% 0.1224 -0.15) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.71% 0.194 309.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0989, 5.9998, 30.6515) |
| Luminance | 0.0600 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.97
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.86
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 6.75
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 7.09
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 7.40
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 8.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B1699 #449916
analogous
#291699 #6B1699 #991686
triadic
#6B1699 #996B16 #16996B
tetradic
#6B1699 #992916 #449916 #168699
square
#6B1699 #992916 #449916 #168699
split-complementary
#6B1699 #869916 #169929
monochromatic
#20072E #460E63 #6B1699 #901ECF #AC45E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.55
#6B1699 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.20
#6B1699 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B1699
9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B1699 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B1699 | 1.00 | 9.55 | 2.20 | 9.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00429C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004697
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#643A5A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#454545
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b1699; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 22, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.194 309.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9b61b8',
500: '#6b1699',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b1699; $custom-light: #9b61b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b1699",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 22,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.931,
"s": 74.857,
"l": 34.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41708,
"c": 0.19363,
"h": 309.2
},
"luminance": 0.06
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B1699
secondary
#72C546
accent
#F13678
background
#F9F6FB
surface
#F2EBF6
border
#CCC6D0
text
#0F0611
muted
#7E7A80