#6C27AF#6C27AF

#6C27AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.200 H 301.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6C27AF
RGB	rgb(108, 39, 175)
HSL	hsl(270, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(270, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.3%, 77.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.42, 55.03, -59.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.42, 81.06, 312.75°)
OKLab	oklab(45.1% 0.1048 -0.17)
OKLCH	oklch(45.1% 0.2 301.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.6458, 7.7343, 41.2704)
Luminance	0.0773 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6C27AF #6AAF27

analogous

#2827AF #6C27AF #AF27AE

triadic

#6C27AF #AF6C27 #27AF6C

tetradic

#6C27AF #AF2827 #6AAF27 #27AEAF

square

#6C27AF #AF2827 #6AAF27 #27AEAF

split-complementary

#6C27AF #AEAF27 #27AF28

monochromatic

#2E114B #4D1C7D #6C27AF #8B3FD4 #A971DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.25

#6C27AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#6C27AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6C27AF

8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6C27AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6C27AF	1.00	8.25	2.55	8.25
#FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D4B6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6c27af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 39, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.200 301.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9c69c8',
    500: '#6c27af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6c27af;
$custom-light: #9c69c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6c27af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 108,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.441,
    "s": 63.551,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45104,
    "c": 0.19968,
    "h": 301.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6C27AF

secondary

#98C66B

accent

#E74193

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4EBF8

border

#CEC6D1

text

#0F0713

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6C27AF

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