#6D2397#6D2397

#6D2397 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.180 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6D2397
RGB	rgb(109, 35, 151)
HSL	hsl(278, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(278, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.8%, 76.8%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.09, 51.26, -48.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.09, 70.79, 316.40°)
OKLab	oklab(42.89% 0.1153 -0.1384)
OKLCH	oklch(42.89% 0.18 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.4925, 6.6879, 29.9050)
Luminance	0.0669 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6D2397 #4D9723

analogous

#332397 #6D2397 #972387

triadic

#6D2397 #976D23 #23976D

tetradic

#6D2397 #973323 #4D9723 #238797

square

#6D2397 #973323 #4D9723 #238797

split-complementary

#6D2397 #879723 #239733

monochromatic

#250C34 #491765 #6D2397 #912FC9 #AC5BD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.98

#6D2397 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#6D2397 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6D2397

8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6D2397	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6D2397	1.00	8.98	2.34	8.98
#FFFFFF	8.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00469A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004A95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#673F5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6d2397;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 35, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.180 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9b66b6',
    500: '#6d2397',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6d2397;
$custom-light: #9b66b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6d2397",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 109,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.276,
    "s": 62.366,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42892,
    "c": 0.18019,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06688
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6D2397

secondary

#7DBE58

accent

#E5427D

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F2EBF6

border

#CCC6D0

text

#0F0611

muted

#7E7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #6D2397

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

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