#6040DE#6040DE

#6040DE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.225 H 284.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6040DE
RGB	rgb(96, 64, 222)
HSL	hsl(252, 71%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(252, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.8%, 71.2%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.29, 53.96, -75.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.29, 93.02, 305.46°)
OKLab	oklab(50.89% 0.0557 -0.2182)
OKLCH	oklch(50.89% 0.225 284.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.8381, 11.4263, 70.2532)
Luminance	0.1143 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6040DE #BEDE40

analogous

#406FDE #6040DE #AF40DE

triadic

#6040DE #DE6040 #40DE60

tetradic

#6040DE #DE406F #BEDE40 #40DEAF

square

#6040DE #DE406F #BEDE40 #40DEAF

split-complementary

#6040DE #DEAF40 #6FDE40

monochromatic

#2F188B #4121C0 #6040DE #8B74E7 #B7A8F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#6040DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#6040DE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6040DE

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6040DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6040DE	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ADB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D6B8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6040de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(96, 64, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.225 284.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9a78ea',
    500: '#6040de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6040de;
$custom-light: #9a78ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6040de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 96,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.152,
    "s": 70.536,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50888,
    "c": 0.22516,
    "h": 284.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11428
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6040DE

secondary

#D0DE9C

accent

#ED3AC9

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EDFD

border

#CEC8D5

text

#0F0916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6040DE

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

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