#6B22A9#6B22A9
#6B22A9 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.198 H 303.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B22A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 34, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 67%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 80%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.7%, 79.9%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.11, 55.39, -58.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.11, 80.26, 313.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44% 0.1091 -0.1657) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44% 0.198 303.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.7952, 7.1344, 38.1787) |
| Luminance | 0.0713 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 3.96
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.66
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 5.92
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 6.35
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 7.62
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 7.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B22A9 #60A922
analogous
#2722A9 #6B22A9 #A922A4
triadic
#6B22A9 #A96B22 #22A96B
tetradic
#6B22A9 #A92722 #60A922 #22A4A9
square
#6B22A9 #A92722 #60A922 #22A4A9
split-complementary
#6B22A9 #A4A922 #22A927
monochromatic
#2A0D43 #4B1876 #6B22A9 #8B32D6 #A865E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.65
#6B22A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.43
#6B22A9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B22A9
8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B22A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B22A9 | 1.00 | 8.65 | 2.43 | 8.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004AAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004BA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5E4666
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b22a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 34, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.198 303.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9b66c4',
500: '#6b22a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b22a9; $custom-light: #9b66c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b22a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 34,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.444,
"s": 66.502,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44002,
"c": 0.19838,
"h": 303.3
},
"luminance": 0.07134
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B22A9
secondary
#8FC561
accent
#E93E8D
background
#FAF6FC
surface
#F3EBF8
border
#CDC6D1
text
#0F0613
muted
#7F7A82