#6E3395
Closest named color: Rebecca Purple (#663399). oklch(44.7% 0.158 309.1), rgb(110, 51, 149).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (8.16:1).
About this color
#6E3395 is a dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.158 and its hue 309°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 0.017 away. White text reads best on it, at 8.16:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | dark (45%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.158) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Rebecca Purple (#663399) |
| Black text | 2.57:1 |
| White text | 8.16:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6E3395 |
| RGB | rgb(110, 51, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 49%, 39%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.7% 0.158 309.1) |
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 #6E3395 | 8.16:1 | AAA | Lc -92.4 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #6E3395 | 2.57:1 | Fails | Lc 16.3 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #6E3395 text on white | 8.16:1 | AAA | Lc 87.7 | Fine for body text |
| #6E3395 text on black | 2.57:1 | Fails | Lc -14.5 | 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
#F8F3FC
oklch(97.1% 0.013 310.5)
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Step 100
100
#EFE5F8
oklch(93.5% 0.027 309.2)
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Step 200
200
#E3D0F3
oklch(88.4% 0.052 309.6)
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Step 300
300
#D2B1EE
oklch(81% 0.091 309)
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Step 400
400
#BC85E6
oklch(70.8% 0.148 309.2)
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Step 500
500
#AB62DE
oklch(63.1% 0.189 309.2)
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Step 600
600
#9644CC
oklch(55.6% 0.205 308.9)
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Step 700
700
#8034B0
oklch(49.1% 0.191 309.1)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#6E3395
oklch(44.7% 0.158 309.1)
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Step 900
900
#552A72
oklch(37.8% 0.123 309.3)
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Step 950
950
#321943
oklch(27% 0.079 309.6)
#6E3395 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) | #004D98 | 0.138 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #245093 | 0.124 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #68475F | 0.111 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #4F4F4F | 0.159 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6E3395
#6E3395
oklch(44.7% 0.158 309.1)
- #3F6000
#3F6000
oklch(44.6% 0.119 129.1)
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 #6E3395, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Rebecca Purple #663399 ΔE 0.017
- Grape #7209B7 ΔE 0.072
- Dark Slate Blue #483D8B ΔE 0.073
- Purple #800080 ΔE 0.073
- Blueberry #464196 ΔE 0.075
- Dark Magenta #8B008B ΔE 0.077
- Light Eggplant #894585 ΔE 0.079
- Warm Purple #952E8F ΔE 0.079
Use #6E3395 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.