#6D2997#6D2997

#6D2997 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.173 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6D2997
RGB	rgb(109, 41, 151)
HSL	hsl(277, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(277, 73%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.8%, 72.8%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.97, 48.75, -47.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.97, 67.99, 315.81°)
OKLab	oklab(43.52% 0.1094 -0.1343)
OKLCH	oklch(43.52% 0.173 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.6844, 7.0717, 29.9689)
Luminance	0.0707 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6D2997 #539729

analogous

#362997 #6D2997 #97298A

triadic

#6D2997 #976D29 #29976D

tetradic

#6D2997 #973629 #539729 #298A97

square

#6D2997 #973629 #539729 #298A97

split-complementary

#6D2997 #8A9729 #299736

monochromatic

#280F37 #4A1C67 #6D2997 #9036C7 #AA65D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.70

#6D2997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#6D2997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6D2997

8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6D2997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6D2997	1.00	8.70	2.41	8.70
#FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00489A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F4C95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#67425D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6d2997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 41, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.173 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9b69b6',
    500: '#6d2997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6d2997;
$custom-light: #9b69b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6d2997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 109,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.091,
    "s": 57.292,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43518,
    "c": 0.17319,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6D2997

secondary

#83BB61

accent

#E14782

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F2EBF6

border

#CCC6D0

text

#0F0711

muted

#7E7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #6D2997

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

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