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#6c4ace

a balanced, vivid violet · warm · closest name: slateblue

RGB
108, 74, 206
HSL
256°, 57%, 55%
CMYK
48, 64, 0, 19
Luminance
0.1254

Every format

HEX#6c4ace
RGBrgb(108, 74, 206)
HSLhsl(256, 57%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 64%, 0%, 19%)
LABlab(42.1 46.0 -63.6)
LCHlch(42.1 78.5 305.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.520 0.194 289.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #6c4ace;
background-color: #6c4ace;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#6c4ace] bg-[#6c4ace]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #6c4ace;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.424, green: 0.290, blue: 0.808)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#6c4ace")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#6c4ace on white: 5.99:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#6c4ace on black: 3.51:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red42.4%
Green29.0%
Blue80.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan47.6%
Magenta64.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.2%

Color previews

#6c4ace text on a black background

contrast 3.51:1

Card sample

#6c4ace text on a white background

contrast 5.99:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #6c4ace;
Background color
Panel with #6c4ace background
background-color: #6c4ace;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #6c4ace;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(108, 74, 206, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(108, 74, 206, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #6c4ace;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c4ace, #C44ACE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #6c4ace

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #6c4ace in the Color Lab