#6B1CA6#6B1CA6
#6B1CA6 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.201 H 304.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B1CA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 28, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 71%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 83%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.5%, 83.1%, 0%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.14, 56.80, -57.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.14, 81.08, 314.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.25% 0.1144 -0.165) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.25% 0.201 304.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.3600, 6.7095, 36.6602) |
| Luminance | 0.0671 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.42
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.47
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 6.43
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 6.45
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 7.56
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 8.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B1CA6 #57A61C
analogous
#261CA6 #6B1CA6 #A61C9C
triadic
#6B1CA6 #A66B1C #1CA66B
tetradic
#6B1CA6 #A6261C #57A61C #1C9CA6
square
#6B1CA6 #A6261C #57A61C #1C9CA6
split-complementary
#6B1CA6 #9CA61C #1CA626
monochromatic
#270A3D #491372 #6B1CA6 #8D25DA #A859E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.97
#6B1CA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.34
#6B1CA6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B1CA6
8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B1CA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B1CA6 | 1.00 | 8.97 | 2.34 | 8.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0047AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0049A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5F4363
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b1ca6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 28, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.201 304.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9b64c1',
500: '#6b1ca6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b1ca6; $custom-light: #9b64c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b1ca6",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 28,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.348,
"s": 71.134,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43245,
"c": 0.20081,
"h": 304.7
},
"luminance": 0.06709
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B1CA6
secondary
#87C757
accent
#EE3A87
background
#FAF6FC
surface
#F3EBF8
border
#CDC6D1
text
#0F0612
muted
#7F7A81