Grape purple color: code #6F2DA8

Grape purple

#6F2DA8

Color codes

  • HEX#6F2DA8
  • RGBrgb(111, 45, 168)
  • HSLhsl(272, 58%, 42%)
  • HSVhsv(272, 73%, 66%)
  • CMYKcmyk(34%, 73%, 0%, 34%)
  • LABlab(34.2% 51.3 -54.1)
  • OKLCHoklch(45.5% 0.187 304.3)

About the color Grape purple

Grape purple has the HEX code #6F2DA8, which corresponds to rgb(111, 45, 168) in the RGB model. On the color wheel its hue sits at 272°, with 58% saturation and 42% lightness (hsl(272, 58%, 42%)).

Because of its hue it reads as a cool color: it tends to feel calm and distant, and it visually “recedes” in a composition.

As a background it calls for light text: white reaches a 8.02:1 contrast ratio on it, versus 2.61:1 for black.

For print, the approximate conversion is cmyk(34%, 73%, 0%, 34%). Always confirm with your printer’s color profile, because the result depends on paper and ink.

Lighter tints

Darker shades

Color combinations with Grape purple

Complementary

#6F2DA8 · #67A92D

Analogous

#312DA9 · #6F2DA8 · #A92DA5

Triadic

#6F2DA8 · #A96F2D · #2DA96F

Tetradic

#6F2DA8 · #A9312D · #67A92D · #2DA5A9

Split-complementary

#6F2DA8 · #A5A92D · #2DA931

Monochromatic

#2D1244 · #552281 · #6F2DA8 · #9652D1 · #BA8EE1

Grape purple with white and black text

White text Aa Bb Cc 123
8.02:1 · AAA
Black text Aa Bb Cc 123
2.61:1 · fails WCAG

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How to use it in CSS

:root {
  --color-grape-purple: #6F2DA8;
  --color-grape-purple-rgb: 111, 45, 168;
}

.elemento {
  background-color: var(--color-grape-purple);
  color: #FFFFFF;
}