#6E159E#6E159E
#6E159E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.200 H 309.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6E159E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 21, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 77%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 87%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.4%, 86.7%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.21, 57.58, -54.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.21, 79.30, 316.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.48% 0.1257 -0.155) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.48% 0.2 309) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.8689, 6.3202, 32.8831) |
| Luminance | 0.0632 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.64
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.92
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 7.31
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 7.37
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 7.39
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 7.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6E159E #459E15
analogous
#29159E #6E159E #9E1589
triadic
#6E159E #9E6E15 #159E6E
tetradic
#6E159E #9E2915 #459E15 #15899E
square
#6E159E #9E2915 #459E15 #15899E
split-complementary
#6E159E #899E15 #159E29
monochromatic
#230732 #480E68 #6E159E #941CD4 #AF47E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.28
#6E159E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.26
#6E159E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6E159E
9.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6E159E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6E159E | 1.00 | 9.28 | 2.26 | 9.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0044A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00489B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#663C5D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#474747
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6e159e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 21, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.200 309.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9d61bc',
500: '#6e159e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6e159e; $custom-light: #9d61bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6e159e",
"rgb": {
"r": 110,
"g": 21,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.978,
"s": 76.536,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42484,
"c": 0.19962,
"h": 309
},
"luminance": 0.0632
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6E159E
secondary
#74C747
accent
#F33577
background
#FAF6FB
surface
#F4EBF6
border
#CEC6D0
text
#0F0612
muted
#7F7A81