#6900b1

Color #6900b1

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 15 Nearest Tailwind class purple-800 #6e11b0 · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#6900b1

RGB

rgb(105, 0, 177)

HSL

hsl(275.6, 100%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.6, 100%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.7%, 100%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(29.86, 64.88, -66.59)

LCH

lch(29.86, 92.97, 314.25)

OKLCH

oklch(42.6%, 0.2249, 302.1)

HWB

hwb(275.6, 0%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#48b100

Analogous

#1100b1

#6900b1

#b100a0

Triadic

#6900b1

#b16900

#00b169

Split-complementary

#6900b1

#a0b100

#00b111

Tetradic

#6900b1

#b10048

#48b100

#00b169

Square

#6900b1

#b11100

#48b100

#00a0b1

Shades

Color #6900b1 mixed toward black.

#580093

#460076

#350058

#23003b

#12001d

Tints

Color #6900b1 mixed toward white.

#8a00e8

#a521ff

#bb58ff

#d290ff

#e8c7ff

Tones

Color #6900b1 mixed toward gray.

#660fa2

#631d93

#612c85

#5e3b76

#5b4a67

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.24:1

White text reads better on this background (9.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#504f9c · ΔE 15.5

Deuteranopia

#545997 · ΔE 18.9

Tritanopia

#668984 · ΔE 38

Achromatopsia

#464646 · ΔE 30.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6900b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6900b1]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#6900b1 (#6900b1) is rgb(105, 0, 177) in RGB.

No, #6900b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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