#6B1B9B#6B1B9B
#6B1B9B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.191 H 308.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B1B9B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 27, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 70%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 83%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31%, 82.6%, 0%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.10, 54.68, -52.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.10, 76.07, 315.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.24% 0.1183 -0.1504) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.24% 0.191 308.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3705, 6.2764, 31.5638) |
| Luminance | 0.0628 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.80
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.27
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 7.17
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 7.42
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 7.60
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 7.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B1B9B #4B9B1B
analogous
#2B1B9B #6B1B9B #9B1B8B
triadic
#6B1B9B #9B6B1B #1B9B6B
tetradic
#6B1B9B #9B2B1B #4B9B1B #1B8B9B
square
#6B1B9B #9B2B1B #4B9B1B #1B8B9B
split-complementary
#6B1B9B #8B9B1B #1B9B2B
monochromatic
#230933 #471267 #6B1B9B #8F24CF #AA50E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.31
#6B1B9B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.26
#6B1B9B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B1B9B
9.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B1B9B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B1B9B | 1.00 | 9.31 | 2.26 | 9.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00449E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004899
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#633D5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#474747
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b1b9b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 27, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.191 308.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9b63b9',
500: '#6b1b9b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b1b9b; $custom-light: #9b63b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b1b9b",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 27,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.5,
"s": 70.33,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42238,
"c": 0.19136,
"h": 308.2
},
"luminance": 0.06276
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B1B9B
secondary
#7AC34F
accent
#ED3B7E
background
#F9F6FB
surface
#F2EBF6
border
#CCC6D0
text
#0F0612
muted
#7E7A81