#6B1D99#6B1D99
#6B1D99 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.188 H 308.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B1D99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 29, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 68%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 81%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.1%, 81%, 0%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.17, 53.57, -51.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.17, 74.34, 316.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.24% 0.1173 -0.1465) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.24% 0.188 308.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2513, 6.3047, 30.7023) |
| Luminance | 0.0630 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.66
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.04
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 7.21
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 7.23
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 7.43
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 8.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B1D99 #4B991D
analogous
#2D1D99 #6B1D99 #991D89
triadic
#6B1D99 #996B1D #1D996B
tetradic
#6B1D99 #992D1D #4B991D #1D8999
square
#6B1D99 #992D1D #4B991D #1D8999
split-complementary
#6B1D99 #89991D #1D992D
monochromatic
#230932 #471366 #6B1D99 #8F27CC #AA52DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.29
#6B1D99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.26
#6B1D99 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B1D99
9.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B1D99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B1D99 | 1.00 | 9.29 | 2.26 | 9.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00449C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004897
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#643D5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#474747
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b1d99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 29, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.188 308.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9a63b8',
500: '#6b1d99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b1d99; $custom-light: #9a63b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b1d99",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 29,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.742,
"s": 68.132,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42235,
"c": 0.18766,
"h": 308.7
},
"luminance": 0.06304
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B1D99
secondary
#7AC151
accent
#EB3D7D
background
#F9F6FB
surface
#F2EBF6
border
#CCC6D0
text
#0F0611
muted
#7E7A80