#6E2199#6E2199

#6E2199 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.185 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E2199
RGB	rgb(110, 33, 153)
HSL	hsl(279, 65%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(279, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.1%, 78.4%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.12, 52.66, -49.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.12, 72.61, 316.50°)
OKLab	oklab(43% 0.1181 -0.1418)
OKLCH	oklch(43% 0.185 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.7229, 6.7029, 30.7544)
Luminance	0.0670 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6E2199 #4C9921

analogous

#322199 #6E2199 #992188

triadic

#6E2199 #996E21 #21996E

tetradic

#6E2199 #993221 #4C9921 #218899

square

#6E2199 #993221 #4C9921 #218899

split-complementary

#6E2199 #889921 #219932

monochromatic

#260B34 #4A1667 #6E2199 #922CCB #AD59DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.97

#6E2199 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#6E2199 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E2199

8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E2199	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E2199	1.00	8.97	2.34	8.97
#FFFFFF	8.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00469C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004A97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#683F5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e2199;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 33, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.185 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9c66b8',
    500: '#6e2199',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e2199;
$custom-light: #9c66b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e2199",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.5,
    "s": 64.516,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42996,
    "c": 0.18456,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06703
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E2199

secondary

#7CBF56

accent

#E8407C

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F3EBF6

border

#CDC6D0

text

#0F0611

muted

#7F7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E2199

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

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