Palettes / Colors / #6C19E1

#6C19E1 — Vivid Purple

#6C19E1 is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blueviolet (#8A2BE2) — not an exact match. CSS blueviolet gives you #8A2BE2, a different color; use #6C19E1 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#6C19E1 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8EE119; it also sits naturally between #192AE1 and #D019E1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 42% · Green 10% · Blue 88%

Cyan 52% · Magenta 89% · Yellow 0% · Key 12%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #6C19E1

.text { color: #6C19E1; }
.background { background-color: #6C19E1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6C19E1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(108, 25, 225); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(265, 80%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6C19E1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(108, 25, 225, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6C19E1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(108, 25, 225, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6C19E1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6C19E1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8EE119:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6C19E1: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #6C19E1

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #6C19E1 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #6C19E1 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #6C19E0  ·  #6C19E2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #6C19E1?

#6C19E1 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 108, 25, 225). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6C19E1?

#6C19E1 is RGB 108, 25, 225 — HSL 265°, 80%, 49% — CMYK 52%, 89%, 0%, 12%.

What colors go with #6C19E1?

Its complement is #8EE119; analogous partners are #192AE1 and #D019E1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6C19E1 for text?

White text on #6C19E1 has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.86:1.