#6040BE#6040BE

#6040BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.187 H 289.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6040BE
RGB	rgb(96, 64, 190)
HSL	hsl(255, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(255, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.5%, 66.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.61, 44.71, -61.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.61, 76.14, 305.96°)
OKLab	oklab(48.15% 0.0611 -0.1767)
OKLCH	oklch(48.15% 0.187 289.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.9488, 9.8706, 49.7701)
Luminance	0.0987 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 1.34

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6040BE #9EBE40

analogous

#405FBE #6040BE #9F40BE

triadic

#6040BE #BE6040 #40BE60

tetradic

#6040BE #BE405F #9EBE40 #40BE9F

square

#6040BE #BE405F #9EBE40 #40BE9F

split-complementary

#6040BE #BE9F40 #5FBE40

monochromatic

#322162 #493190 #6040BE #866DCE #AC9BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.06

#6040BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#6040BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6040BE

7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6040BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6040BE	1.00	7.06	2.97	7.06
#FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#405F79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6040be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(96, 64, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.187 289.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9577d3',
    500: '#6040be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6040be;
$custom-light: #9577d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6040be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 96,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.238,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48145,
    "c": 0.18697,
    "h": 289.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6040BE

secondary

#BBC990

accent

#D94FB6

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6040BE

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

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