#6E1B9E#6E1B9E
#6E1B9E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.195 H 308.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6E1B9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 27, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 71%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 83%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.4%, 82.9%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.80, 55.83, -53.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.80, 77.36, 316.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.9% 0.1217 -0.1522) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.9% 0.195 308.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.9926, 6.5677, 32.9244) |
| Luminance | 0.0657 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.38
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.30
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 7.38
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 7.41
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 7.75
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 7.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6E1B9E #4B9E1B
analogous
#2C1B9E #6E1B9E #9E1B8D
triadic
#6E1B9E #9E6E1B #1B9E6E
tetradic
#6E1B9E #9E2C1B #4B9E1B #1B8D9E
square
#6E1B9E #9E2C1B #4B9E1B #1B8D9E
split-complementary
#6E1B9E #8D9E1B #1B9E2C
monochromatic
#250935 #4A126A #6E1B9E #9224D2 #AD52E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.08
#6E1B9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.31
#6E1B9E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6E1B9E
9.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6E1B9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6E1B9E | 1.00 | 9.08 | 2.31 | 9.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0046A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00499B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#663E5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#484848
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6e1b9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 27, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.195 308.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9d63bc',
500: '#6e1b9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6e1b9e; $custom-light: #9d63bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6e1b9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 110,
"g": 27,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.015,
"s": 70.811,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42897,
"c": 0.19492,
"h": 308.6
},
"luminance": 0.06567
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6E1B9E
secondary
#7BC451
accent
#EE3A7C
background
#FAF6FB
surface
#F4EBF6
border
#CEC6D0
text
#0F0612
muted
#7F7A81