#6C23AE#6C23AE

#6C23AE is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.203 H 302.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6C23AE
RGB	rgb(108, 35, 174)
HSL	hsl(272, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(272, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.9%, 79.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.80, 56.34, -59.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.80, 82.27, 313.23°)
OKLab	oklab(44.64% 0.1083 -0.1712)
OKLCH	oklch(44.64% 0.203 302.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.4235, 7.4462, 40.7136)
Luminance	0.0745 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6C23AE #65AE23

analogous

#2723AE #6C23AE #AE23AA

triadic

#6C23AE #AE6C23 #23AE6C

tetradic

#6C23AE #AE2723 #65AE23 #23AAAE

square

#6C23AE #AE2723 #65AE23 #23AAAE

split-complementary

#6C23AE #AAAE23 #23AE27

monochromatic

#2D0F48 #4C197B #6C23AE #8B37D7 #A96AE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.44

#6C23AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#6C23AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6C23AE

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6C23AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6C23AE	1.00	8.44	2.49	8.44
#FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E4969

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6c23ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 35, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.203 302.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9d67c7',
    500: '#6c23ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6c23ae;
$custom-light: #9d67c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6c23ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 108,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.511,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44644,
    "c": 0.20255,
    "h": 302.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6C23AE

secondary

#94C766

accent

#E93E90

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4EBF8

border

#CEC6D1

text

#0F0713

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6C23AE

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →