#6C2396#6C2396

#6C2396 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.179 H 309.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6C2396
RGB	rgb(108, 35, 150)
HSL	hsl(278, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(278, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(28%, 76.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.86, 50.85, -48.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.86, 70.33, 316.31°)
OKLab	oklab(42.68% 0.1141 -0.1378)
OKLCH	oklch(42.68% 0.179 309.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.2893, 6.5925, 29.4733)
Luminance	0.0659 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6C2396 #4D9623

analogous

#332396 #6C2396 #962387

triadic

#6C2396 #966C23 #23966C

tetradic

#6C2396 #963323 #4D9623 #238796

square

#6C2396 #963323 #4D9623 #238796

split-complementary

#6C2396 #879623 #239633

monochromatic

#250C33 #481764 #6C2396 #902FC8 #AB5BD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.06

#6C2396 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#6C2396 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6C2396

9.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6C2396	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6C2396	1.00	9.06	2.32	9.06
#FFFFFF	9.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004699

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004A94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#663E5B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6c2396;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 35, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.179 309.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9b66b6',
    500: '#6c2396',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6c2396;
$custom-light: #9b66b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6c2396",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 108,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.087,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42678,
    "c": 0.17891,
    "h": 309.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6C2396

secondary

#7DBD58

accent

#E5437E

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F2EBF6

border

#CCC6D0

text

#0F0611

muted

#7E7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #6C2396

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

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