#6b0499

Color #6b0499

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 11.08 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#6b0499

RGB

rgb(107, 4, 153)

HSL

hsl(281.5, 94.9%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.5, 97.4%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.1%, 97.4%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(28.15, 59.53, -54.84)

LCH

lch(28.15, 80.94, 317.35)

OKLCH

oklch(40.8%, 0.2037, 310.02)

HWB

hwb(281.5, 1.6%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#329904

Analogous

#210499

#6b0499

#99047d

Triadic

#6b0499

#996b04

#04996b

Split-complementary

#6b0499

#7d9904

#049921

Tetradic

#6b0499

#990432

#329904

#04996b

Square

#6b0499

#992104

#329904

#047d99

Shades

Color #6b0499 mixed toward black.

#590380

#470366

#36024d

#240133

#12011a

Tints

Color #6b0499 mixed toward white.

#9306d2

#b41af9

#c753fb

#da8cfc

#ecc6fe

Tones

Color #6b0499 mixed toward gray.

#66108d

#621d80

#5d2974

#583667

#53425b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.1:1

White text reads better on this background (9.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#525187 · ΔE 17.8

Deuteranopia

#565a82 · ΔE 21.1

Tritanopia

#687672 · ΔE 33.2

Achromatopsia

#424242 · ΔE 28.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b0499;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b0499]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#6b0499 (#6b0499) is rgb(107, 4, 153) in RGB.

No, #6b0499 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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