#6E2297#6E2297

#6E2297 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.182 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E2297
RGB	rgb(110, 34, 151)
HSL	hsl(279, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(279, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.2%, 77.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.10, 51.85, -48.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.10, 71.20, 316.74°)
OKLab	oklab(42.93% 0.1176 -0.1383)
OKLCH	oklch(42.93% 0.182 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.5873, 6.6937, 29.9011)
Luminance	0.0669 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6E2297 #4B9722

analogous

#342297 #6E2297 #972286

triadic

#6E2297 #976E22 #22976E

tetradic

#6E2297 #973422 #4B9722 #228697

square

#6E2297 #973422 #4B9722 #228697

split-complementary

#6E2297 #869722 #229734

monochromatic

#250C33 #4A1765 #6E2297 #922DC9 #AD5ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.98

#6E2297 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#6E2297 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E2297

8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E2297	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E2297	1.00	8.98	2.34	8.98
#FFFFFF	8.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00469A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#024A95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#683E5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e2297;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 34, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.182 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9c66b6',
    500: '#6e2297',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e2297;
$custom-light: #9c66b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e2297",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.974,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42932,
    "c": 0.18157,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06693
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E2297

secondary

#7BBE57

accent

#E6427B

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F3EBF6

border

#CDC6D0

text

#0F0611

muted

#7F7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E2297

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

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