#6C16A0#6C16A0

#6C16A0 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.200 H 307.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6C16A0
RGB	rgb(108, 22, 160)
HSL	hsl(277, 76%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(277, 86%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 86.3%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.16, 57.43, -55.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.16, 80.09, 315.81°)
OKLab	oklab(42.44% 0.1217 -0.159)
OKLCH	oklch(42.44% 0.2 307.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.8150, 6.3002, 33.7918)
Luminance	0.0630 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6C16A0 #4AA016

analogous

#2716A0 #6C16A0 #A0168F

triadic

#6C16A0 #A06C16 #16A06C

tetradic

#6C16A0 #A02716 #4AA016 #168FA0

square

#6C16A0 #A02716 #4AA016 #168FA0

split-complementary

#6C16A0 #8FA016 #16A027

monochromatic

#230734 #480F6A #6C16A0 #901DD6 #AB4AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.29

#6C16A0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.26

#6C16A0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6C16A0

9.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6C16A0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6C16A0	1.00	9.29	2.26	9.29
#FFFFFF	9.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0044A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00489D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#633E5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6c16a0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 22, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.200 307.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9c61bd',
    500: '#6c16a0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6c16a0;
$custom-light: #9c61bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6c16a0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 108,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.391,
    "s": 75.824,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42439,
    "c": 0.20018,
    "h": 307.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.063
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6C16A0

secondary

#79C84A

accent

#F2357D

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F3EBF7

border

#CDC6D0

text

#0F0612

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #6C16A0

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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