#6C27AE#6C27AE

#6C27AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.199 H 301.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6C27AE
RGB	rgb(108, 39, 174)
HSL	hsl(271, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(271, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.9%, 77.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.34, 54.79, -59.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.34, 80.56, 312.85°)
OKLab	oklab(45.02% 0.1051 -0.1686)
OKLCH	oklch(45.02% 0.199 301.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.5480, 7.6951, 40.7551)
Luminance	0.0770 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6C27AE #69AE27

analogous

#2927AE #6C27AE #AE27AD

triadic

#6C27AE #AE6C27 #27AE6C

tetradic

#6C27AE #AE2927 #69AE27 #27ADAE

square

#6C27AE #AE2927 #69AE27 #27ADAE

split-complementary

#6C27AE #ADAE27 #27AE29

monochromatic

#2E114A #4D1C7C #6C27AE #8B3ED4 #A970DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.27

#6C27AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#6C27AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6C27AE

8.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6C27AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6C27AE	1.00	8.27	2.54	8.27
#FFFFFF	8.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E4B6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6c27ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 39, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.199 301.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9c69c7',
    500: '#6c27ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6c27ae;
$custom-light: #9c69c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6c27ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 108,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.667,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45019,
    "c": 0.19866,
    "h": 301.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07695
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6C27AE

secondary

#97C66B

accent

#E64192

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4EBF8

border

#CEC6D1

text

#0F0713

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6C27AE

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

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