#6B2D8D#6B2D8D
#6B2D8D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.157 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B2D8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 45, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 52%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 68%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.1%, 68.1%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.64, 44.16, -41.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.64, 60.80, 316.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43% 0.1033 -0.1179) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43% 0.157 311.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8086, 6.9259, 25.9089) |
| Luminance | 0.0693 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 2.97
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.20
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 6.83
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 6.90
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 7.22
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 8.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B2D8D #4F8D2D
analogous
#3B2D8D #6B2D8D #8D2D7F
triadic
#6B2D8D #8D6B2D #2D8D6B
tetradic
#6B2D8D #8D3B2D #4F8D2D #2D7F8D
square
#6B2D8D #8D3B2D #4F8D2D #2D7F8D
split-complementary
#6B2D8D #7F8D2D #2D8D3B
monochromatic
#250F30 #481E5F #6B2D8D #8E3CBB #A966CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.80
#6B2D8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.39
#6B2D8D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B2D8D
8.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B2D8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B2D8D | 1.00 | 8.80 | 2.39 | 8.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004790
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#224C8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#674159
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b2d8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 45, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.157 311.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#996baf',
500: '#6b2d8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b2d8d; $custom-light: #996baf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b2d8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 45,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.75,
"s": 51.613,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42995,
"c": 0.1568,
"h": 311.2
},
"luminance": 0.06926
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B2D8D
secondary
#7FB561
accent
#DB4D7F
background
#F9F6FA
surface
#F2EBF4
border
#CCC6CE
text
#0E0710
muted
#7E7A7F