#6C19E5
Closest named color: Purply Blue (#661AEE). oklch(49.1% 0.262 290.9), rgb(108, 25, 229).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.22:1).
About this color
#6C19E5 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 49%, its chroma 0.262 and its hue 291°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Purply Blue (#661AEE), ΔE 0.019 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.22:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (49%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.262) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Purply Blue (#661AEE) |
| Black text | 2.90:1 |
| White text | 7.22:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6C19E5 |
| RGB | rgb(108, 25, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 80%, 50%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.1% 0.262 290.9) |
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 #6C19E5 | 7.22:1 | AAA | Lc -88.2 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6C19E5 | 2.90:1 | Fails | Lc 20.8 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #6C19E5 text on white | 7.22:1 | AAA | Lc 83.2 | Fine for body text |
| #6C19E5 text on black | 2.90:1 | Fails | Lc -18.7 | Dividers and decoration only |
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 700.
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Step 50
50
#F5F4FF
oklch(97.1% 0.015 290.3)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FF
oklch(93.7% 0.032 289.6)
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Step 200
200
#D8D3FF
oklch(88.5% 0.06 290.3)
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Step 300
300
#C0B5FF
oklch(80.9% 0.104 290.7)
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Step 400
400
#A28BFF
oklch(70.7% 0.166 290.7)
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Step 500
500
#8E67FF
oklch(63.1% 0.216 290.7)
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Step 600
600
#7E37FF
oklch(55.6% 0.268 291.1)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#6C19E5
oklch(49.1% 0.262 290.9)
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Step 800
800
#571CB9
oklch(42.6% 0.217 290.8)
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Step 900
900
#472292
oklch(37.7% 0.17 291)
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Step 950
950
#291755
oklch(27% 0.106 290.9)
#6C19E5 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) | #005AEA | 0.134 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0053E2 | 0.128 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #3E5E88 | 0.204 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #575757 | 0.264 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6C19E5
#6C19E5
oklch(49.1% 0.262 290.9)
- #646600
#646600
oklch(49.2% 0.108 111.1)
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 #6C19E5, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #6C19E5.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Purply Blue #661AEE ΔE 0.019
- Burple #6832E3 ΔE 0.026
- Purpley Blue #5F34E7 ΔE 0.036
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.041
- Blue Purple #5A06EF ΔE 0.041
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.061
- Blue Violet #8A2BE2 ΔE 0.064
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.066
Use #6C19E5 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.