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#6c32ff

a balanced, electric violet · cool · closest name: Blue Violet

RGB
108, 50, 255
HSL
257°, 100%, 60%
CMYK
58, 80, 0, 0
Luminance
0.1269

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #6c32ff is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#6c32ff
Hue
257°
violet
Saturation
100%
electric
Lightness
60%
balanced
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
44%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.1269
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
74/100 cool
Color family
Violet
Tone
Electric
Best ink
White
5.94:1
Closest name
Blue Violet
ΔE2000 5.4
Where it sits
Hue257° of 360°
Saturation100%
Lightness60%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool74% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#6c32ff
RGBrgb(108, 50, 255)
HSLhsl(257, 100%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 80%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(42.3 70.7 -91.1)
LCHlch(42.3 115.3 307.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.535 0.272 285.5)
Decimal7090943
Display P3color(display-p3 0.424 0.196 1.000)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #6c32ff;
background-color: #6c32ff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#6c32ff] bg-[#6c32ff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #6c32ff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.424, green: 0.196, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#6c32ff")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF6C32FF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(255, 50, 108)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#ffffff on #6c32ff · 5.94:1
Use #ffffffAA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 5.94:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 3.54:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #6c32ff as text scores 5.94:1 on white and 3.54:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#6c32ff on white: 5.94:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#6c32ff on black: 3.54:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #0069FF
deuteranopia · #005EFB
tritanopia · #14719B

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #6c32ff is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F5F1FE
#EAE3FC
#D1C0FC
#AF8FFF
#8657FF
#6c32ff
#4500F5
#3A00CC
#2E00A3
#250576
#170349
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F5F1FEDarkest = 950 · #170349
:root {
  --brand-50: #F5F1FE;
  --brand-100: #EAE3FC;
  --brand-200: #D1C0FC;
  --brand-300: #AF8FFF;
  --brand-400: #8657FF;
  --brand-500: #6c32ff;
  --brand-600: #4500F5;
  --brand-700: #3A00CC;
  --brand-800: #2E00A3;
  --brand-900: #250576;
  --brand-950: #170349;
  --brand: #6c32ff;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #6c32ff

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#ffffff
White wins here
Surface#F6F4FA
Tinted page background
Border#CCC0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#614B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#C5CC00
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#240080
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EDE5FF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#181424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #6c32ff

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Body text and links on white
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#C5FF32
Analogous left#325EFF
Analogous right#D332FF
Split-complement 1#FFD332
Split-complement 2#5EFF32
Triadic 1#FF6C32
Triadic 2#32FF6C
Tetradic#FF325E

RGB percentages

Red42.4%
Green19.6%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan57.6%
Magenta80.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#6c32ff text on a black background

contrast 3.54:1

Card sample

#6c32ff text on a white background

contrast 5.94:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #6c32ff;
Background color
Panel with #6c32ff background
background-color: #6c32ff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #6c32ff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(108, 50, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(108, 50, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #6c32ff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c32ff, #F532FF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #6c32ff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#6c32ff in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
Creative toolsFintechBeautyLuxury
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#6c32ff, answered

What color is #6c32ff?

#6c32ff is a balanced electric violet, closest to Blue Violet (ΔE2000 5.4). It sits at 257° on the hue wheel with 100% saturation and 60% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #6c32ff?

rgb(108, 50, 255) — 108 red, 50 green and 255 blue out of 255, or 42.4% / 19.6% / 100% by channel.

Is #6c32ff a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.1269 and perceived brightness is 44%, so white text on it reaches 5.94:1.

Should I use black or white text on #6c32ff?

White. It scores 5.94:1 against #6c32ff, versus 3.54:1 for black — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #6c32ff?

#C5FF32 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #FFD332 and #5EFF32, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #6c32ff?

For interface work: #F6F4FA as the surface, #CCC0ED for borders, #614B9B for secondary text, #C5CC00 as an accent and #240080 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #325EFF and #D332FF stays calm, while #C5FF32 is the loudest partner.

What is #6c32ff in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(58%, 80%, 0%, 0%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #6c32ff warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 74 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #B732FF; nudged cooler, #3243FF.

Work with #6c32ff in the Color Lab