#6040BD#6040BD

#6040BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.186 H 289.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6040BD
RGB	rgb(96, 64, 189)
HSL	hsl(255, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(255, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.2%, 66.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.53, 44.42, -61.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.53, 75.60, 305.98°)
OKLab	oklab(48.06% 0.0613 -0.1753)
OKLCH	oklch(48.06% 0.186 289.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.8399, 9.8270, 49.1964)
Luminance	0.0983 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 1.48

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6040BD #9DBD40

analogous

#405FBD #6040BD #9F40BD

triadic

#6040BD #BD6040 #40BD60

tetradic

#6040BD #BD405F #9DBD40 #40BD9F

square

#6040BD #BD405F #9DBD40 #40BD9F

split-complementary

#6040BD #BD9F40 #5FBD40

monochromatic

#322162 #49318F #6040BD #856DCD #AB9ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.08

#6040BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#6040BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6040BD

7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6040BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6040BD	1.00	7.08	2.97	7.08
#FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#405F79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6040bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(96, 64, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.186 289.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9577d2',
    500: '#6040bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6040bd;
$custom-light: #9577d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6040bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 96,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.36,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48063,
    "c": 0.18574,
    "h": 289.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09828
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6040BD

secondary

#BAC990

accent

#D94FB6

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6040BD

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

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