#6D159D#6D159D
#6D159D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.198 H 308.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6D159D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(109, 21, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 76%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 87%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.6%, 86.6%, 0%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.97, 57.22, -54.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(29.97, 78.89, 316.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.26% 0.1246 -0.1545) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.26% 0.198 308.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.6594, 6.2221, 32.4258) |
| Luminance | 0.0622 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.78
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.92
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 7.19
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 7.32
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 7.44
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 7.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6D159D #459D15
analogous
#29159D #6D159D #9D1589
triadic
#6D159D #9D6D15 #159D6D
tetradic
#6D159D #9D2915 #459D15 #15899D
square
#6D159D #9D2915 #459D15 #15899D
split-complementary
#6D159D #899D15 #159D29
monochromatic
#220731 #480E67 #6D159D #921CD3 #AE46E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.36
#6D159D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.24
#6D159D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6D159D
9.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6D159D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6D159D | 1.00 | 9.36 | 2.24 | 9.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0043A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00479A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#653C5D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#474747
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6d159d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 21, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.198 308.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9c61bb',
500: '#6d159d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6d159d; $custom-light: #9c61bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6d159d",
"rgb": {
"r": 109,
"g": 21,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.824,
"s": 76.404,
"l": 34.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4226,
"c": 0.19847,
"h": 308.9
},
"luminance": 0.06222
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6D159D
secondary
#74C747
accent
#F33578
background
#FAF6FB
surface
#F4EBF6
border
#CEC6D0
text
#0F0612
muted
#7F7A81