#6C2397#6C2397

#6C2397 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.180 H 309.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6C2397
RGB	rgb(108, 35, 151)
HSL	hsl(278, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(278, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.5%, 76.8%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.94, 51.07, -49.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.94, 70.82, 316.14°)
OKLab	oklab(42.76% 0.114 -0.1392)
OKLCH	oklch(42.76% 0.18 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.3702, 6.6248, 29.8992)
Luminance	0.0663 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6C2397 #4E9723

analogous

#322397 #6C2397 #972388

triadic

#6C2397 #976C23 #23976C

tetradic

#6C2397 #973223 #4E9723 #238897

square

#6C2397 #973223 #4E9723 #238897

split-complementary

#6C2397 #889723 #239732

monochromatic

#250C34 #481765 #6C2397 #902FC9 #AA5BD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.03

#6C2397 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.33

#6C2397 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6C2397

9.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6C2397	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6C2397	1.00	9.03	2.33	9.03
#FFFFFF	9.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00469A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004A95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#663F5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6c2397;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 35, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.180 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9b66b6',
    500: '#6c2397',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6c2397;
$custom-light: #9b66b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6c2397",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 108,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.759,
    "s": 62.366,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42756,
    "c": 0.1799,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06625
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6C2397

secondary

#7EBE58

accent

#E5427F

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F2EBF6

border

#CCC6D0

text

#0F0611

muted

#7E7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #6C2397

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

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