hex with bells and whistles

hex.css

.hexagon {
  position: relative;
  width: 100px; 
  height: 57.74px;
  background-color: #6a08ca;
  margin: 28.87px 0;
  box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(222,189,255,0.45);
  border-left: solid 4px #333333;
  border-right: solid 4px #333333;
}

.hexagon:before,
.hexagon:after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 70.71px;
  height: 70.71px;
  -webkit-transform: scaleY(0.5774) rotate(-45deg);
  -ms-transform: scaleY(0.5774) rotate(-45deg);
  transform: scaleY(0.5774) rotate(-45deg);
  background-color: inherit;
  left: 10.6447px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(222,189,255,0.45);
}

.hexagon:before {
  top: -35.3553px;
  border-top: solid 5.6569px #333333;
  border-right: solid 5.6569px #333333;
}

.hexagon:after {
  bottom: -35.3553px;
  border-bottom: solid 5.6569px #333333;
  border-left: solid 5.6569px #333333;
}

/*cover up extra shadows*/
.hexagon span {
  display: block;
  position: absolute;
  top:2.3094010767585025px;
  left: 0;
  width:92px;
  height:53.1162px;
  z-index: 2;
  background: inherit;
}

hex.html

<div class="hexagon"><span>hello</span></div>
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