#6B3894
Closest named color: Rebecca Purple (#663399). oklch(45% 0.148 307), rgb(107, 56, 148).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (8.02:1).
About this color
#6B3894 is a dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.148 and its hue 307°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 0.018 away. White text reads best on it, at 8.02:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | dark (45%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.148) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Rebecca Purple (#663399) |
| Black text | 2.61:1 |
| White text | 8.02:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6B3894 |
| RGB | rgb(107, 56, 148) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 45%, 40%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45% 0.148 307) |
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 #6B3894 | 8.02:1 | AAA | Lc -92.0 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #6B3894 | 2.61:1 | Fails | Lc 16.7 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #6B3894 text on white | 8.02:1 | AAA | Lc 87.3 | Fine for body text |
| #6B3894 text on black | 2.61:1 | Fails | Lc -14.8 | 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
#F7F4FC
oklch(97.2% 0.011 303.1)
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Step 100
100
#EEE6F7
oklch(93.6% 0.024 307)
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Step 200
200
#E1D1F3
oklch(88.4% 0.049 306.6)
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Step 300
300
#CFB2ED
oklch(80.8% 0.087 306.9)
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Step 400
400
#B788E4
oklch(70.7% 0.139 306.7)
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Step 500
500
#A667DC
oklch(63.2% 0.177 306.9)
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Step 600
600
#914AC9
oklch(55.6% 0.193 306.9)
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Step 700
700
#7C3AAE
oklch(49.1% 0.18 307.1)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#6B3894
oklch(45% 0.148 307)
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Step 900
900
#522D71
oklch(37.8% 0.116 306.8)
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Step 950
950
#301B42
oklch(27% 0.073 307)
#6B3894 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) | #0B4F97 | 0.126 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #275192 | 0.112 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #644A60 | 0.106 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #505050 | 0.150 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6B3894
#6B3894
oklch(45% 0.148 307)
- #446000
#446000
oklch(45% 0.116 126.8)
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 #6B3894, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Rebecca Purple #663399 ΔE 0.018
- Dark Slate Blue #483D8B ΔE 0.065
- Blueberry #464196 ΔE 0.067
- Light Eggplant #894585 ΔE 0.076
- Twilight #4E518B ΔE 0.079
- Grape #7209B7 ΔE 0.080
- Purple #800080 ΔE 0.083
- Warm Purple #952E8F ΔE 0.083
Use #6B3894 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.