HEX to RGB: #6D28D9

Also known as: Tailwind v3 violet-700

#6D28D9 → rgb(109 40 217)

Values are shown at full precision, so converting back gives exactly #6d28d9. The rounded form is what you normally paste into CSS.

Step-by-step math

Every number below is computed from the input, nothing is looked up.

1. HEX → pairs
```
#6D28D9 → 6D | 28 | D9
```

2. base 16 → base 10

R = 6D₁₆ = 6×16 + 13 = 109
G = 28₁₆ = 2×16 + 8 = 40
B = D9₁₆ = 13×16 + 9 = 217

3. RGB
```
rgb(109 40 217)
```

All formats

HEX: #6d28d9
RGB: rgb(109 40 217)
RGB (legacy): rgb(109, 40, 217)
HSL: hsl(263.39 69.96% 50.39%) → hsl(263 70% 50%)
HWB: hwb(263 16% 15%)
OKLCH: oklch(0.491 0.241 292.6) · oklch(49.1% 0.241 292.6)
OKLab: oklab(0.491 0.093 -0.223)
Lab (D50): lab(36.23 57.47 -79.15)
LCH (D50): lch(36.23 97.82 305.98)
Display P3: color(display-p3 0.3952 0.1741 0.8187)
Linear sRGB: color(srgb-linear 0.1529 0.0212 0.6939)

Gamut: sRGB and Display P3

#6D28D9 is a hex color, so it sits inside sRGB and therefore inside Display P3. At this lightness and hue, sRGB reaches chroma 0.273 and Display P3 reaches 0.281; this color uses 88% of the sRGB chroma available.

CSS snippets

.element {
  color: #6d28d9;
  color: rgb(109 40 217);
  color: hsl(263 70% 50%);
  color: oklch(0.491 0.241 292.6);
}

/* Tailwind CSS v4 */
@theme {
  --color-brand: oklch(0.491 0.241 292.6);
}
/* arbitrary values */
class="text-[#6d28d9] bg-[oklch(0.491_0.241_292.6)]"

/* wide-gamut screens */
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .element { color: color(display-p3 0.3952 0.1741 0.8187); }
}

/* relative color syntax: 10% darker */
.element-dark { color: oklch(from #6d28d9 calc(l - 0.1) c h); }

Nearby colors

Closest colors in the Tailwind and CSS named palettes (OKLab distance).

Lighter and darker, same hue and chroma

#7D41EE · oklch(0.551 0.241 292.6) · ΔL +0.06
#5E00C4 · oklch(0.431 0.241 292.6) · ΔL −0.06

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