#6B1B99#6B1B99
#6B1B99 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.189 H 308.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B1B99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 27, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 70%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 82%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.1%, 82.4%, 0%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.94, 54.25, -51.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(29.94, 75.09, 316.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.07% 0.1189 -0.1476) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.07% 0.189 308.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2039, 6.2098, 30.6865) |
| Luminance | 0.0621 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.74
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.29
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 7.07
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 7.16
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 7.41
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 8.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B1B99 #49991B
analogous
#2C1B99 #6B1B99 #991B88
triadic
#6B1B99 #996B1B #1B996B
tetradic
#6B1B99 #992C1B #49991B #1B8899
square
#6B1B99 #992C1B #49991B #1B8899
split-complementary
#6B1B99 #88991B #1B992C
monochromatic
#220931 #471265 #6B1B99 #8F24CD #AB4FE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.37
#6B1B99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.24
#6B1B99 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B1B99
9.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B1B99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B1B99 | 1.00 | 9.37 | 2.24 | 9.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00449C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004797
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#643C5B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#464646
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b1b99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 27, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.189 308.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9a63b8',
500: '#6b1b99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b1b99; $custom-light: #9a63b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b1b99",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 27,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.095,
"s": 70,
"l": 35.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42073,
"c": 0.18949,
"h": 308.8
},
"luminance": 0.0621
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B1B99
secondary
#78C24E
accent
#ED3B7C
background
#F9F6FB
surface
#F2EBF6
border
#CCC6D0
text
#0F0611
muted
#7E7A80