HEX Color #6D2CB6 (Darkorchid)

About #6D2CB6

Visually, #6D2CB6 is defined as a moderate purple. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkorchid. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 109, 44, and 182.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 40% cyan and 76% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6D2CB6

RGB109, 44, 182

HSL268.3°, 61.1%, 44.3%

CMYK40%, 76%, 0%, 29%

HSV268.3°, 75.8%, 71.4%

LAB34.9, 54.8, -61.3

XYZ15.7, 8.4, 45.1

Decimal7154870

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#6D2CB6 #75B62B

Analogous

#2B30B6 #B12BB6

Triadic

#B66C2B #2BB66C

Tetradic

#B62B2F #75B62B #2BB6B2

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#6D2CB6

#7D43BE

#8D5AC6

#9D72CE

#AD89D6

#BEA1DE

#CEB8E6

#DED0EE

#EEE7F6

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#6D2CB6

#6027A1

#54228D

#481D79

#3C1865

#301350

#240E3C

#180928

#0C0414

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.82:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.69:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

7.47:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

2.28:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6D2CB6; }

.text-color { color: #6D2CB6; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #6D2CB6; }

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