#6E16A0#6E16A0

#6E16A0 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.201 H 308.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E16A0
RGB	rgb(110, 22, 160)
HSL	hsl(278, 76%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(278, 86%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.2%, 86.3%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.47, 57.74, -55.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.47, 79.96, 316.23°)
OKLab	oklab(42.72% 0.1245 -0.1574)
OKLCH	oklch(42.72% 0.201 308.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.0611, 6.4271, 33.8034)
Luminance	0.0643 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6E16A0 #48A016

analogous

#2916A0 #6E16A0 #A0168D

triadic

#6E16A0 #A06E16 #16A06E

tetradic

#6E16A0 #A02916 #48A016 #168DA0

square

#6E16A0 #A02916 #48A016 #168DA0

split-complementary

#6E16A0 #8DA016 #16A029

monochromatic

#240734 #490F6A #6E16A0 #931DD6 #AE4AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.19

#6E16A0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.29

#6E16A0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E16A0

9.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E16A0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E16A0	1.00	9.19	2.29	9.19
#FFFFFF	9.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0045A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00499D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#663D5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e16a0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 22, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.201 308.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9d62bd',
    500: '#6e16a0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e16a0;
$custom-light: #9d62bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e16a0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.261,
    "s": 75.824,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42715,
    "c": 0.20068,
    "h": 308.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06427
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E16A0

secondary

#78C84A

accent

#F2357A

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF7

border

#CEC6D0

text

#0F0612

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E16A0

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

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