#6B2BAE#6B2BAE
#6B2BAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.194 H 301.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B2BAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 43, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.5%, 75.3%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.79, 52.94, -58.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.79, 78.77, 312.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.31% 0.1001 -0.1665) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.31% 0.194 301) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.5654, 7.9094, 40.7955) |
| Luminance | 0.0791 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 3.65
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 5.32
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 5.40
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 6.44
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 6.52
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B2BAE #6EAE2B
analogous
#2B2CAE #6B2BAE #AD2BAE
triadic
#6B2BAE #AE6B2B #2BAE6B
tetradic
#6B2BAE #AE2B2C #6EAE2B #2BAEAD
square
#6B2BAE #AE2B2C #6EAE2B #2BAEAD
split-complementary
#6B2BAE #AEAD2B #2CAE2B
monochromatic
#2F134C #4D1F7D #6B2BAE #8945D1 #A976DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.13
#6B2BAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.58
#6B2BAE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B2BAE
8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B2BAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B2BAE | 1.00 | 8.13 | 2.58 | 8.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004FB2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004FAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5C4D6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b2bae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 43, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.194 301.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9b6bc7',
500: '#6b2bae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b2bae; $custom-light: #9b6bc7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b2bae",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 43,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.313,
"s": 60.369,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45309,
"c": 0.1943,
"h": 301
},
"luminance": 0.0791
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B2BAE
secondary
#9BC570
accent
#E44496
background
#FAF6FC
surface
#F3ECF8
border
#CDC7D1
text
#0F0713
muted
#7F7A82