#6D1699

A dark, vivid purple closely aligning with Indigo.

About #6D1699

The hex code #6D1699 represents a beautifully specific shade of purple. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Indigo. Its digital footprint relies on 109 parts red, 22 parts green, and 153 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 29% cyan and 86% magenta inks. 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. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6D1699
RGB109, 22, 153
HSL279.8°, 74.9%, 34.3%
CMYK29%, 86%, 0%, 40%
HSV279.8°, 85.6%, 60.0%
LAB29.7, 56.1, -52.3
XYZ12.3, 6.1, 30.7
Decimal7149209

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.44:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.22:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.02:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.89:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6D1699; }
.text-color { color: #6D1699; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6D1699; }

Similar Colors

Indigo
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