#6B199C#6B199C
#6B199C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.194 H 308.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B199C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 25, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 72%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 84%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.4%, 84%, 0%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.96, 55.54, -53.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(29.96, 77.26, 315.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.17% 0.1195 -0.1528) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.17% 0.194 308) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.4105, 6.2216, 31.9931) |
| Luminance | 0.0622 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.92
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.50
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 7.09
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 7.51
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 7.68
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 7.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B199C #4A9C19
analogous
#29199C #6B199C #9C198B
triadic
#6B199C #9C6B19 #199C6B
tetradic
#6B199C #9C2919 #4A9C19 #198B9C
square
#6B199C #9C2919 #4A9C19 #198B9C
split-complementary
#6B199C #8B9C19 #199C29
monochromatic
#230833 #471167 #6B199C #8F21D1 #AB4DE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.36
#6B199C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.24
#6B199C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B199C
9.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B199C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B199C | 1.00 | 9.36 | 2.24 | 9.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00449F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004799
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#633D5D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#474747
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b199c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 25, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.194 308.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9b62ba',
500: '#6b199c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b199c; $custom-light: #9b62ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b199c",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 25,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.557,
"s": 72.376,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4217,
"c": 0.19398,
"h": 308
},
"luminance": 0.06221
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B199C
secondary
#79C44C
accent
#EF397D
background
#FAF6FB
surface
#F3EBF6
border
#CDC6D0
text
#0F0612
muted
#7F7A81