#6C28AE#6C28AE
#6C28AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.198 H 301.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6C28AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 40, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 63%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 77%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.9%, 77%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.48, 54.38, -58.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.48, 80.12, 312.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.12% 0.1042 -0.1679) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.12% 0.198 301.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.5813, 7.7617, 40.7661) |
| Luminance | 0.0776 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 3.87
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 5.13
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 5.33
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 6.40
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 6.85
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 6.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6C28AE #6AAE28
analogous
#2928AE #6C28AE #AE28AD
triadic
#6C28AE #AE6C28 #28AE6C
tetradic
#6C28AE #AE2928 #6AAE28 #28ADAE
square
#6C28AE #AE2928 #6AAE28 #28ADAE
split-complementary
#6C28AE #ADAE28 #28AE29
monochromatic
#2E114A #4D1D7C #6C28AE #8B40D3 #A972DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.23
#6C28AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.55
#6C28AE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6C28AE
8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6C28AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6C28AE | 1.00 | 8.23 | 2.55 | 8.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004EB2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004EAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5E4B6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6c28ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 40, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.198 301.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9c6ac7',
500: '#6c28ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6c28ae; $custom-light: #9c6ac7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6c28ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 40,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270.448,
"s": 62.617,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45119,
"c": 0.19765,
"h": 301.8
},
"luminance": 0.07762
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6C28AE
secondary
#98C66C
accent
#E64293
background
#FAF6FC
surface
#F4EBF8
border
#CEC6D1
text
#0F0713
muted
#7F7A82