#6e00a5

Color #6e00a5

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 14.06 Nearest Tailwind class purple-800 #6e11b0 · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#6e00a5

RGB

rgb(110, 0, 165)

HSL

hsl(280, 100%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 100%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.3%, 100%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(29.49, 62.97, -59.93)

LCH

lch(29.49, 86.93, 316.42)

OKLCH

oklch(42.2%, 0.2159, 307.72)

HWB

hwb(280, 0%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#37a500

Analogous

#1c00a5

#6e00a5

#a5008a

Triadic

#6e00a5

#a56e00

#00a56e

Split-complementary

#6e00a5

#8aa500

#00a51c

Tetradic

#6e00a5

#a50037

#37a500

#00a56e

Square

#6e00a5

#a51c00

#37a500

#008aa5

Shades

Color #6e00a5 mixed toward black.

#5c008a

#49006e

#370053

#250037

#12001c

Tints

Color #6e00a5 mixed toward white.

#9400df

#b219ff

#c653ff

#d98cff

#ecc6ff

Tones

Color #6e00a5 mixed toward gray.

#6a0e97

#651c8a

#60297c

#5c376e

#574560

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.21:1

White text reads better on this background (9.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#545391 · ΔE 17.5

Deuteranopia

#585d8c · ΔE 21.1

Tritanopia

#6b7f7b · ΔE 34.5

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 29.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6e00a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e00a5]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#6e00a5 (#6e00a5) is rgb(110, 0, 165) in RGB.

No, #6e00a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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