#6D2CD3

A medium, moderate purple closely aligning with Blueviolet.

About #6D2CD3

The hex code #6D2CD3 represents a beautifully specific shade of purple. Designers often compare it to the standard color Blueviolet. Its digital footprint relies on 109 parts red, 44 parts green, and 211 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 48% cyan and 79% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 263.4° hue, 65.5% saturation, and 50.0% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6D2CD3
RGB109, 44, 211
HSL263.4°, 65.5%, 50.0%
CMYK48%, 79%, 0%, 17%
HSV263.4°, 79.1%, 82.7%
LAB37.4, 62.0, -74.2
XYZ19.0, 9.8, 62.5
Decimal7154899

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.12:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.95:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
6.80:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.51:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6D2CD3; }
.text-color { color: #6D2CD3; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6D2CD3; }

Similar Colors

Blueviolet
#8A2BE2