Color

#6D5A99

Cool violet. Nearest reference color: Royal purple.

RGB

0–255

109

153

CMYK

0–100%

28.76%

41.18%

40%

RGB describes how #6D5A99 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 109, green 90 and blue 153.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 28.76%, magenta 41.18%, yellow 0% and black 40%.

HSL values

H 258.1° S 25.93% L 47.65%

In the HSL color model, #6D5A99 has a hue of 258.1°, 25.93% saturation and 47.65% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#6D5A99 is a medium, cool violet with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #6D5A99 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #6D5A99

RGB rgb(109, 90, 153)

HSL hsl(258.1 25.93% 47.65%)

OKLCH oklch(0.513559 0.099132 296.6446)

CSS --color: #6D5A99;

Tints of #6D5A99

Tints are lighter variations of #6D5A99. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#F0EBFF #D0BFFF #AE9BE0 #8D7ABC #6D5A99

Shades of #6D5A99

Shades are darker variations of #6D5A99. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#6D5A99 #523E7B #38245D #210841 #09001B

Tones of #6D5A99

Tones reduce the chroma of #6D5A99, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#6D5A99 #6B5D8F #6A6084 #69637A #68656F

Tonal range of #6D5A99

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #6D5A99 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#F0EBFF #D0BFFF #AE9BE0 #8D7ABC #6D5A99 #523E7B #38245D #210841 #09001B

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #F0EBFF;
    --color-200: #D0BFFF;
    --color-300: #AE9BE0;
    --color-400: #8D7ABC;
    --color-500: #6D5A99;
    --color-600: #523E7B;
    --color-700: #38245D;
    --color-800: #210841;
    --color-900: #09001B;
}

Colors that go with #6D5A99

Color harmonies for #6D5A99 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#6D5A99 #646E23

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#4D64A0 #6D5A99 #855285

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#6D5A99 #915727 #007966

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#6D5A99 #806211 #3D7644

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#6D5A99 #984F48 #646E23 #007580

CSS gradients with #6D5A99

These gradients show how #6D5A99 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#6D5A99 #8F82B3 #B3AACC #D8D4E6 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #6D5A99, #8F82B3, #B3AACC, #D8D4E6, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#6D5A99 #483B67 #261E38 #080510 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #6D5A99, #483B67, #261E38, #080510, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#6D5A99 #8D4F77 #984F48 #8A5C1A #646E23

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #6D5A99, #8D4F77, #984F48, #8A5C1A, #646E23);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #6D5A99. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

5.88:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

3.57:1

AA normal Fail AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.1286 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #6D5A99 as the background.

background-color: #6D5A99;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #6D5A99 in design

See how #6D5A99 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#6D5A99 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #6D5A99 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#D0BFFF

#6D5A99

#210841

Colors similar to #6D5A99

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #6D5A99, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#8471B2 #574380 #7053AA #6B5F88 #635D9D #765794 #6F69AA #6A4C87

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #6D5A99 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #48659B Deuteranopia #4C6497 Tritanopia #646572

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #6D5A99 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 15.7112
Y: 12.8633
Z: 31.7859

CIELAB

L*: 42.5565
a*: 22.0075
b*: -31.7153

OKLab

L: 0.513559
a: 0.044456
b: -0.088604

OKLCH

L: 0.513559
C: 0.099132
H: 296.6446°