#6B1B9E#6B1B9E
#6B1B9E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.194 H 307.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B1B9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 27, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 71%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 83%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.3%, 82.9%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.35, 55.34, -54.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.35, 77.54, 315.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.49% 0.1175 -0.1546) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.49% 0.194 307.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.6256, 6.3785, 32.9072) |
| Luminance | 0.0638 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.94
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.27
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 7.34
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 7.46
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 7.69
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 7.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B1B9E #4E9E1B
analogous
#291B9E #6B1B9E #9E1B90
triadic
#6B1B9E #9E6B1B #1B9E6B
tetradic
#6B1B9E #9E291B #4E9E1B #1B909E
square
#6B1B9E #9E291B #4E9E1B #1B909E
split-complementary
#6B1B9E #909E1B #1B9E29
monochromatic
#240935 #48126A #6B1B9E #8E24D2 #AA52E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.23
#6B1B9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.28
#6B1B9E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B1B9E
9.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B1B9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B1B9E | 1.00 | 9.23 | 2.28 | 9.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0045A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00489B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#623F5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#474747
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b1b9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 27, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.194 307.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9b63bc',
500: '#6b1b9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b1b9e; $custom-light: #9b63bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b1b9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 27,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.641,
"s": 70.811,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42488,
"c": 0.19415,
"h": 307.2
},
"luminance": 0.06378
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B1B9E
secondary
#7EC451
accent
#EE3A80
background
#FAF6FB
surface
#F3EBF6
border
#CDC6D0
text
#0F0612
muted
#7F7A81