#6B1E99#6B1E99
#6B1E99 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.187 H 308.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B1E99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 30, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 67%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 80%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.1%, 80.4%, 0%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.29, 53.22, -51.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.29, 73.95, 316.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.32% 0.1165 -0.1459) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.32% 0.187 308.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2763, 6.3545, 30.7106) |
| Luminance | 0.0635 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.63
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 3.91
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 7.24
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 7.32
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 7.44
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 8.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B1E99 #4C991E
analogous
#2D1E99 #6B1E99 #991E89
triadic
#6B1E99 #996B1E #1E996B
tetradic
#6B1E99 #992D1E #4C991E #1E8999
square
#6B1E99 #992D1E #4C991E #1E8999
split-complementary
#6B1E99 #89991E #1E992D
monochromatic
#230A33 #471466 #6B1E99 #8F28CC #AA54DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.25
#6B1E99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.27
#6B1E99 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B1E99
9.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B1E99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B1E99 | 1.00 | 9.25 | 2.27 | 9.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00449C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004897
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#643E5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#474747
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b1e99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 30, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.187 308.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9a64b8',
500: '#6b1e99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b1e99; $custom-light: #9a64b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b1e99",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 30,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.561,
"s": 67.213,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4232,
"c": 0.18671,
"h": 308.6
},
"luminance": 0.06354
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B1E99
secondary
#7BC152
accent
#EA3E7E
background
#F9F6FB
surface
#F2EBF6
border
#CCC6D0
text
#0F0611
muted
#7E7A80