#6C2499#6C2499

#6C2499 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.181 H 308.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6C2499
RGB	rgb(108, 36, 153)
HSL	hsl(277, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(277, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.4%, 76.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.23, 51.12, -49.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.23, 71.38, 315.74°)
OKLab	oklab(43.01% 0.1126 -0.1414)
OKLCH	oklch(43.01% 0.181 308.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.5638, 6.7500, 30.7718)
Luminance	0.0675 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6C2499 #519924

analogous

#312499 #6C2499 #99248C

triadic

#6C2499 #996C24 #24996C

tetradic

#6C2499 #993124 #519924 #248C99

square

#6C2499 #993124 #519924 #248C99

split-complementary

#6C2499 #8C9924 #249931

monochromatic

#260D36 #491867 #6C2499 #8F30CB #AA5ED9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.94

#6C2499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#6C2499 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6C2499

8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6C2499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6C2499	1.00	8.94	2.35	8.94
#FFFFFF	8.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00479C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004A97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#65405D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6c2499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 36, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.181 308.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9b67b8',
    500: '#6c2499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6c2499;
$custom-light: #9b67b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6c2499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 108,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.923,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43012,
    "c": 0.18076,
    "h": 308.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0675
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6C2499

secondary

#81BE5B

accent

#E54381

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F2EBF6

border

#CCC6D0

text

#0F0611

muted

#7E7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #6C2499

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

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