#6C199E#6C199E
#6C199E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.196 H 307.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6C199E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 25, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 73%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 84%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.6%, 84.2%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.28, 56.13, -54.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.28, 78.17, 315.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.48% 0.1203 -0.1548) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.48% 0.196 307.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.7022, 6.3522, 32.8981) |
| Luminance | 0.0635 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.83
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.50
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 7.34
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 7.54
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 7.63
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 7.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6C199E #4B9E19
analogous
#2A199E #6C199E #9E198D
triadic
#6C199E #9E6C19 #199E6C
tetradic
#6C199E #9E2A19 #4B9E19 #198D9E
square
#6C199E #9E2A19 #4B9E19 #198D9E
split-complementary
#6C199E #8D9E19 #199E2A
monochromatic
#240834 #481169 #6C199E #9021D3 #AB4EE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.25
#6C199E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.27
#6C199E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6C199E
9.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6C199E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6C199E | 1.00 | 9.25 | 2.27 | 9.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0045A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00489B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#643E5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#474747
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6c199e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 25, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.196 307.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9c62bc',
500: '#6c199e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6c199e; $custom-light: #9c62bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6c199e",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 25,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.444,
"s": 72.678,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42475,
"c": 0.19607,
"h": 307.9
},
"luminance": 0.06352
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6C199E
secondary
#7BC54E
accent
#EF387D
background
#FAF6FB
surface
#F3EBF6
border
#CDC6D0
text
#0F0612
muted
#7F7A81