#6C21AE#6C21AE

#6C21AE is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.204 H 302.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6C21AE
RGB	rgb(108, 33, 174)
HSL	hsl(272, 68%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(272, 81%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.9%, 81%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.55, 57.07, -60.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.55, 83.07, 313.40°)
OKLab	oklab(44.47% 0.1098 -0.1723)
OKLCH	oklch(44.47% 0.204 302.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.3663, 7.3318, 40.6945)
Luminance	0.0733 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6C21AE #63AE21

analogous

#2521AE #6C21AE #AE21A9

triadic

#6C21AE #AE6C21 #21AE6C

tetradic

#6C21AE #AE2521 #63AE21 #21A9AE

square

#6C21AE #AE2521 #63AE21 #21A9AE

split-complementary

#6C21AE #A9AE21 #21AE25

monochromatic

#2C0D47 #4C177B #6C21AE #8B34D8 #A967E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.51

#6C21AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#6C21AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6C21AE

8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6C21AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6C21AE	1.00	8.51	2.47	8.51
#FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E4869

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6c21ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 33, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.204 302.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9d66c7',
    500: '#6c21ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6c21ae;
$custom-light: #9d66c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6c21ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 108,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.915,
    "s": 68.116,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44469,
    "c": 0.20437,
    "h": 302.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07332
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6C21AE

secondary

#92C863

accent

#EB3D8E

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4EBF8

border

#CEC6D1

text

#0F0613

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6C21AE

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