#6B239B#6B239B
#6B239B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.184 H 307.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B239B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 35, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 63%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 77%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31%, 77.4%, 0%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.10, 51.78, -51.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.10, 72.86, 315.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.94% 0.1117 -0.1457) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.94% 0.184 307.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.5796, 6.6946, 31.6335) |
| Luminance | 0.0669 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 3.17
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.61
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 7.69
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 7.74
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 7.88
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 8.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B239B #539B23
analogous
#2F239B #6B239B #9B238F
triadic
#6B239B #9B6B23 #239B6B
tetradic
#6B239B #9B2F23 #539B23 #238F9B
square
#6B239B #9B2F23 #539B23 #238F9B
split-complementary
#6B239B #8F9B23 #239B2F
monochromatic
#260C37 #491869 #6B239B #8D2ECD #A95EDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.98
#6B239B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.34
#6B239B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B239B
8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B239B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B239B | 1.00 | 8.98 | 2.34 | 8.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00479E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004A99
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#63415E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b239b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 35, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.184 307.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9a66b9',
500: '#6b239b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b239b; $custom-light: #9a66b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b239b",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 35,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276,
"s": 63.158,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42939,
"c": 0.18356,
"h": 307.5
},
"luminance": 0.06694
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B239B
secondary
#83BF5A
accent
#E64283
background
#F9F6FB
surface
#F2EBF6
border
#CCC6D0
text
#0F0612
muted
#7E7A81