#6D21AD#6D21AD

#6D21AD is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.204 H 303.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6D21AD
RGB	rgb(109, 33, 173)
HSL	hsl(273, 68%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(273, 81%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(37%, 80.9%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.60, 57.00, -59.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.60, 82.51, 313.69°)
OKLab	oklab(44.51% 0.1116 -0.1703)
OKLCH	oklch(44.51% 0.204 303.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.3916, 7.3561, 40.1887)
Luminance	0.0736 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6D21AD #61AD21

analogous

#2721AD #6D21AD #AD21A7

triadic

#6D21AD #AD6D21 #21AD6D

tetradic

#6D21AD #AD2721 #61AD21 #21A7AD

square

#6D21AD #AD2721 #61AD21 #21A7AD

split-complementary

#6D21AD #A7AD21 #21AD27

monochromatic

#2C0D46 #4D177A #6D21AD #8D33D8 #A966E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.50

#6D21AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#6D21AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6D21AD

8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6D21AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6D21AD	1.00	8.50	2.47	8.50
#FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#604768

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6d21ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 33, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.204 303.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9d66c6',
    500: '#6d21ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6d21ad;
$custom-light: #9d66c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6d21ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 109,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.571,
    "s": 67.961,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44509,
    "c": 0.2036,
    "h": 303.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07356
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6D21AD

secondary

#91C762

accent

#EB3D8C

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4EBF8

border

#CEC6D1

text

#0F0613

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6D21AD

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

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