#6C2197#6C2197

#6C2197 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.182 H 309.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6C2197
RGB	rgb(108, 33, 151)
HSL	hsl(278, 64%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(278, 78%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.5%, 78.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.67, 51.85, -49.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.67, 71.69, 316.32°)
OKLab	oklab(42.57% 0.1158 -0.1405)
OKLCH	oklch(42.57% 0.182 309.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.3130, 6.5105, 29.8802)
Luminance	0.0651 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6C2197 #4C9721

analogous

#312197 #6C2197 #972187

triadic

#6C2197 #976C21 #21976C

tetradic

#6C2197 #973121 #4C9721 #218797

square

#6C2197 #973121 #4C9721 #218797

split-complementary

#6C2197 #879721 #219731

monochromatic

#240B33 #481665 #6C2197 #902CC9 #AB58DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.12

#6C2197 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#6C2197 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6C2197

9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6C2197	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6C2197	1.00	9.12	2.30	9.12
#FFFFFF	9.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00459A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004995

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#663E5B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6c2197;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 33, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.182 309.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9b65b6',
    500: '#6c2197',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6c2197;
$custom-light: #9b65b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6c2197",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 108,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.136,
    "s": 64.13,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42565,
    "c": 0.18205,
    "h": 309.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0651
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6C2197

secondary

#7CBE55

accent

#E7417D

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F2EBF6

border

#CCC6D0

text

#0F0611

muted

#7E7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #6C2197

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

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