#6040D8#6040D8

#6040D8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.218 H 285.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6040D8
RGB	rgb(96, 64, 216)
HSL	hsl(253, 66%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(253, 70%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.6%, 70.4%, 0%, 15.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.77, 52.23, -73.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.77, 89.92, 305.51°)
OKLab	oklab(50.36% 0.0569 -0.2106)
OKLCH	oklch(50.36% 0.218 285.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.0482, 11.1103, 66.0932)
Luminance	0.1111 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6040D8 #B8D840

analogous

#406CD8 #6040D8 #AC40D8

triadic

#6040D8 #D86040 #40D860

tetradic

#6040D8 #D8406C #B8D840 #40D8AC

square

#6040D8 #D8406C #B8D840 #40D8AC

split-complementary

#6040D8 #D8AC40 #6CD840

monochromatic

#311B83 #4425B6 #6040D8 #8A73E2 #B5A6ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#6040D8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#6040D8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6040D8

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6040D8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6040D8	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059D5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#276988

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6040d8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(96, 64, 216);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.218 285.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9978e5',
    500: '#6040d8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6040d8;
$custom-light: #9978e5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6040d8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 96,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 216
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.632,
    "s": 66.087,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50356,
    "c": 0.21816,
    "h": 285.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11111
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6040D8

secondary

#CCDA9A

accent

#E93FC5

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EDFC

border

#CEC8D5

text

#0F0916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6040D8

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

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