#6C27BD#6C27BD

#6C27BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.214 H 298.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6C27BD
RGB	rgb(108, 39, 189)
HSL	hsl(268, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(268, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.9%, 79.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.63, 58.39, -65.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.63, 88.02, 311.56°)
OKLab	oklab(46.31% 0.1009 -0.1886)
OKLCH	oklch(46.31% 0.214 298.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.0928, 8.3130, 48.8910)
Luminance	0.0831 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6C27BD #78BD27

analogous

#272DBD #6C27BD #B727BD

triadic

#6C27BD #BD6C27 #27BD6C

tetradic

#6C27BD #BD272D #78BD27 #27BDB7

square

#6C27BD #BD272D #78BD27 #27BDB7

split-complementary

#6C27BD #BDB727 #2DBD27

monochromatic

#321258 #4F1D8A #6C27BD #8B48D9 #AB7BE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#6C27BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#6C27BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6C27BD

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6C27BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6C27BD	1.00	7.89	2.66	7.89
#FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#575172

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6c27bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 39, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.214 298.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e6ad2',
    500: '#6c27bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6c27bd;
$custom-light: #9e6ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6c27bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 108,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.6,
    "s": 65.789,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46314,
    "c": 0.21385,
    "h": 298.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08313
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6C27BD

secondary

#A3CC74

accent

#E93F9B

background

#FAF6FD

surface

#F4EBFA

border

#CEC6D3

text

#0F0714

muted

#7F7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6C27BD

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

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