#6F2999#6F2999

#6F2999 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.176 H 309.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6F2999
RGB	rgb(111, 41, 153)
HSL	hsl(278, 58%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(278, 73%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.5%, 73.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.40, 49.62, -47.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.40, 68.96, 316.01°)
OKLab	oklab(43.93% 0.1118 -0.1357)
OKLCH	oklch(43.93% 0.176 309.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.0971, 7.2655, 30.8433)
Luminance	0.0727 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6F2999 #539929

analogous

#372999 #6F2999 #99298B

triadic

#6F2999 #996F29 #29996F

tetradic

#6F2999 #993729 #539929 #298B99

square

#6F2999 #993729 #539929 #298B99

split-complementary

#6F2999 #8B9929 #299937

monochromatic

#290F38 #4C1C69 #6F2999 #9236C9 #AC66D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.56

#6F2999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#6F2999 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6F2999

8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6F2999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6F2999	1.00	8.56	2.45	8.56
#FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00499C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F4D97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#69425E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6f2999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(111, 41, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.176 309.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9c69b8',
    500: '#6f2999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6f2999;
$custom-light: #9c69b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6f2999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 111,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.5,
    "s": 57.732,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43933,
    "c": 0.17584,
    "h": 309.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6F2999

secondary

#84BC62

accent

#E14781

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F3EBF6

border

#CDC6D0

text

#0F0711

muted

#7F7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #6F2999

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

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