#6D00B6

A dark, vivid purple closely aligning with Darkviolet.

About #6D00B6

The hex code #6D00B6 represents a beautifully specific shade of purple. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkviolet. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 109, 0, and 182.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 40% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow, and 29% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6D00B6
RGB109, 0, 182
HSL275.9°, 100.0%, 35.7%
CMYK40%, 100%, 0%, 29%
HSV275.9°, 100.0%, 71.4%
LAB30.9, 66.3, -67.8
XYZ14.8, 6.6, 44.8
Decimal7143606

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.03:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.33:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.63:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.98:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6D00B6; }
.text-color { color: #6D00B6; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6D00B6; }

Similar Colors

Darkviolet
#9400D3