#6F2599#6F2599
#6F2599 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.181 H 309.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6F2599 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(111, 37, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 61%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 76%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.5%, 75.8%, 0%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.81, 51.30, -48.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.81, 70.84, 316.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.52% 0.1158 -0.1385) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.52% 0.181 309.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.9657, 7.0028, 30.7995) |
| Luminance | 0.0700 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 2.79
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 3.16
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 6.94
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 7.01
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 7.94
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 8.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6F2599 #4F9925
analogous
#352599 #6F2599 #992589
triadic
#6F2599 #996F25 #25996F
tetradic
#6F2599 #993525 #4F9925 #258999
square
#6F2599 #993525 #4F9925 #258999
split-complementary
#6F2599 #899925 #259935
monochromatic
#270D36 #4B1968 #6F2599 #9331CA #AD60D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.75
#6F2599 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.40
#6F2599 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6F2599
8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6F2599 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6F2599 | 1.00 | 8.75 | 2.40 | 8.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00489C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#064C97
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#69405D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6f2599; /* rgb */ color: rgb(111, 37, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.181 309.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9d67b8',
500: '#6f2599',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6f2599; $custom-light: #9d67b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6f2599",
"rgb": {
"r": 111,
"g": 37,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.276,
"s": 61.053,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43515,
"c": 0.18052,
"h": 309.9
},
"luminance": 0.07003
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6F2599
secondary
#7FBE5C
accent
#E4447E
background
#FAF6FB
surface
#F3EBF6
border
#CDC6D0
text
#0F0611
muted
#7F7A80