#6A3187
Closest named color: Rebecca Purple (#663399). oklch(43% 0.144 312.5), rgb(106, 49, 135).
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White text reads best on this color (8.74:1).
About this color
#6A3187 is a dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 43%, its chroma 0.144 and its hue 312°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 0.031 away. White text reads best on it, at 8.74:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | dark (43%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.144) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Rebecca Purple (#663399) |
| Black text | 2.40:1 |
| White text | 8.74:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6A3187 |
| RGB | rgb(106, 49, 135) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 47%, 36%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43% 0.144 312.5) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #6A3187 | 8.74:1 | AAA | Lc -94.0 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #6A3187 | 2.40:1 | Fails | Lc 14.6 | Not readable |
| #6A3187 text on white | 8.74:1 | AAA | Lc 89.4 | Fine for body text |
| #6A3187 text on black | 2.40:1 | Fails | Lc -12.8 | Not readable |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 800.
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Step 50
50
#F8F3FB
oklch(97% 0.012 313.2)
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Step 100
100
#EFE5F6
oklch(93.5% 0.025 311.7)
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Step 200
200
#E4D1F0
oklch(88.6% 0.047 312.5)
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Step 300
300
#D3B1E8
oklch(80.8% 0.084 312.3)
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Step 400
400
#BD86DD
oklch(70.6% 0.136 312.3)
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Step 500
500
#AC65D3
oklch(63.1% 0.172 312.2)
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Step 600
600
#9849C0
oklch(55.7% 0.187 312.5)
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Step 700
700
#8139A6
oklch(49.1% 0.174 312.1)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#6A3187
oklch(43% 0.144 312.5)
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Step 900
900
#552C6B
oklch(37.6% 0.111 312.3)
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Step 950
950
#321A3F
oklch(26.9% 0.072 312.5)
#6A3187 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #0F488A | 0.131 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2B4C85 | 0.114 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #674157 | 0.097 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #4B4B4B | 0.145 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6A3187
#6A3187
oklch(43% 0.144 312.5)
- #345C00
#345C00
oklch(42.8% 0.12 132.5)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #6A3187, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Rebecca Purple #663399 ΔE 0.031
- Dark Slate Blue #483D8B ΔE 0.066
- Purple #800080 ΔE 0.068
- Blueberry #464196 ΔE 0.075
- Dark Magenta #8B008B ΔE 0.079
- Light Eggplant #894585 ΔE 0.082
- Warm Purple #952E8F ΔE 0.086
- Twilight #4E518B ΔE 0.088
Use #6A3187 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.