Grape (#6F2DA8)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 8.03:1 — vs black: 2.62:1

Color values

  • HEX #6F2DA8
  • RGB rgb(111, 45, 168)
  • HSL hsl(272, 73%, 65%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 33.93, 73.21, 0, 34.12 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6F2DA8 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Grape
#6F2DA8 Base
#66A82D
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Grape
#6F2DA8 Base
#312DA8
#A82DA4
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Grape
#6F2DA8 Base
#A86F2D
#2DA86F
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Grape
#6F2DA8 Base
#A4A82D
#2DA831
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Grape
#6F2DA8 Base
#A8312D
#66A82D
#2DA4A8
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Grape
#6F2DA8 Base
#1F0D2F
#471D6C
#5A2488
#8436C8
#9551D0
#BA8DE1
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Grape, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0D0514
#210D32
#34154F
#481D6D
#5B258A
Grape #6F2DA8 Base
#8B40CC
#A56AD7
#BF95E3
#D9C0EE
#F3EBFA
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #6F2DA8. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #6F2DA8;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #6F2DA8;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #6F2DA8;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #6F2DA8,
        #A3E868
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #6F2DA8,
        #A3E868
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$grape: #6F2DA8;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$grape-r: 111;
$grape-g: 45;
$grape-b: 168;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $grape;
    color: rgba($grape-r, $grape-g, $grape-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Grape appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #6F2DA8 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #4848A7 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #3939A8 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #5D4C4C Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #505050 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Grape ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Grape #6F2DA8 Base
Purple Heart #69359C ΔE 2.57
Rebecca Purple #663399 ΔE 2.86
Violet (RYB) #8601AF ΔE 4.97
Blue-magenta Violet #553592 ΔE 5.77

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.