#6040AE#6040AE

#6040AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.167 H 292.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6040AE
RGB	rgb(96, 64, 174)
HSL	hsl(257, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(257, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.8%, 63.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.38, 40.11, -54.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.38, 67.41, 306.51°)
OKLab	oklab(46.87% 0.0628 -0.1548)
OKLCH	oklch(46.87% 0.167 292.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.2951, 9.2091, 41.0605)
Luminance	0.0921 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6040AE #8EAE40

analogous

#4057AE #6040AE #9740AE

triadic

#6040AE #AE6040 #40AE60

tetradic

#6040AE #AE4057 #8EAE40 #40AE97

square

#6040AE #AE4057 #8EAE40 #40AE97

split-complementary

#6040AE #AE9740 #57AE40

monochromatic

#2F1F55 #473081 #6040AE #8165C6 #A692D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.39

#6040AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#6040AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6040AE

7.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6040AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6040AE	1.00	7.39	2.84	7.39
#FFFFFF	7.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#495971

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6040ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(96, 64, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.167 292.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9376c7',
    500: '#6040ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6040ae;
$custom-light: #9376c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6040ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 96,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.455,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46874,
    "c": 0.16704,
    "h": 292.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0921
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6040AE

secondary

#B1C288

accent

#D652AF

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0E0913

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6040AE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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