Palettes / Colors / #6E109E

#6E109E — Vivid Purple

#6E109E is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkMagenta (#8B008B). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkmagenta (#8B008B) — not an exact match. CSS darkmagenta gives you #8B008B, a different color; use #6E109E 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.

#6E109E 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 #3F9E10; it also sits naturally between #27109E and #9E1086. 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 43% · Green 6% · Blue 62%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 90% · Yellow 0% · Key 38%

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

Previews

CSS code for #6E109E

.text { color: #6E109E; }
.background { background-color: #6E109E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6E109E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(110, 16, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 82%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6E109E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(110, 16, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6E109E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(110, 16, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6E109E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6E109E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3F9E10:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6E109E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #6E109E

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 #6E109E 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 #6E109E 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #6E109E?

#6E109E is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 110, 16, 158). Its closest standard named color is DarkMagenta.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6E109E?

#6E109E is RGB 110, 16, 158 — HSL 280°, 82%, 34% — CMYK 30%, 90%, 0%, 38%.

What colors go with #6E109E?

Its complement is #3F9E10; analogous partners are #27109E and #9E1086. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6E109E for text?

White text on #6E109E has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.23:1.