#6E2997#6E2997

#6E2997 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.173 H 309.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E2997
RGB	rgb(110, 41, 151)
HSL	hsl(278, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(278, 73%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.2%, 72.8%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.11, 48.96, -47.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.11, 67.97, 316.08°)
OKLab	oklab(43.65% 0.1108 -0.1335)
OKLCH	oklch(43.65% 0.174 309.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.8082, 7.1355, 29.9747)
Luminance	0.0713 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6E2997 #529729

analogous

#372997 #6E2997 #972989

triadic

#6E2997 #976E29 #29976E

tetradic

#6E2997 #973729 #529729 #298997

square

#6E2997 #973729 #529729 #298997

split-complementary

#6E2997 #899729 #299737

monochromatic

#280F37 #4B1C67 #6E2997 #9136C7 #AB65D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.65

#6E2997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#6E2997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E2997

8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E2997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E2997	1.00	8.65	2.43	8.65
#FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00499A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#114D95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#68425D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e2997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 41, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.173 309.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9c69b6',
    500: '#6e2997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e2997;
$custom-light: #9c69b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e2997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.636,
    "s": 57.292,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4365,
    "c": 0.1735,
    "h": 309.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07135
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E2997

secondary

#82BB61

accent

#E14780

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F2EBF6

border

#CCC6D0

text

#0F0711

muted

#7E7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E2997

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

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