#6c00a5

Color #6c00a5

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 14.42 Nearest Tailwind class purple-800 #6e11b0 · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#6c00a5

RGB

rgb(108, 0, 165)

HSL

hsl(279.3, 100%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.3, 100%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.5%, 100%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(29.17, 62.74, -60.47)

LCH

lch(29.17, 87.14, 316.06)

OKLCH

oklch(41.9%, 0.2155, 306.83)

HWB

hwb(279.3, 0%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#39a500

Analogous

#1a00a5

#6c00a5

#a5008c

Triadic

#6c00a5

#a56c00

#00a56c

Split-complementary

#6c00a5

#8ca500

#00a51a

Tetradic

#6c00a5

#a50039

#39a500

#00a56c

Square

#6c00a5

#a51a00

#39a500

#008ca5

Shades

Color #6c00a5 mixed toward black.

#5a008a

#48006e

#360053

#240037

#12001c

Tints

Color #6c00a5 mixed toward white.

#9200df

#b019ff

#c453ff

#d78cff

#ebc6ff

Tones

Color #6c00a5 mixed toward gray.

#680e97

#641c8a

#5f297c

#5b376e

#574560

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.18:1

White text reads better on this background (9.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#525291 · ΔE 17.4

Deuteranopia

#565b8c · ΔE 20.6

Tritanopia

#697f7b · ΔE 34.6

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 29.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #6c00a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6c00a5]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#6c00a5 (#6c00a5) is rgb(108, 0, 165) in RGB.

No, #6c00a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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