#6040BB#6040BB

#6040BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.183 H 289.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6040BB
RGB	rgb(96, 64, 187)
HSL	hsl(256, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(256, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.7%, 65.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.37, 43.84, -60.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.37, 74.52, 306.04°)
OKLab	oklab(47.9% 0.0615 -0.1726)
OKLCH	oklch(47.9% 0.183 289.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.6243, 9.7408, 48.0610)
Luminance	0.0974 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 1.76

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6040BB #9BBB40

analogous

#405EBB #6040BB #9E40BB

triadic

#6040BB #BB6040 #40BB60

tetradic

#6040BB #BB405E #9BBB40 #40BB9E

square

#6040BB #BB405E #9BBB40 #40BB9E

split-complementary

#6040BB #BB9E40 #5EBB40

monochromatic

#312160 #49308D #6040BB #856CCD #AB99DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12

#6040BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#6040BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6040BB

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6040BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6040BB	1.00	7.12	2.95	7.12
#FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ABF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#425E78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6040bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(96, 64, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.183 289.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9577d0',
    500: '#6040bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6040bb;
$custom-light: #9577d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6040bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 96,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.61,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47901,
    "c": 0.18327,
    "h": 289.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6040BB

secondary

#B9C88F

accent

#D94FB5

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF9

border

#CCC8D2

text

#0E0914

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6040BB

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →