#6172CE#6172CE
#6172CE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.142 H 273.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6172CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(97, 114, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 53%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 53%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.9%, 44.7%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.72, 19.79, -49.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.72, 53.53, 291.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.26% 0.0083 -0.1414) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.26% 0.142 273.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0841, 19.0308, 60.8901) |
| Luminance | 0.1903 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 2.83
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 5.21
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 6.11
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 6.91
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 7.45
Lightish Blue
#3D7AFD
ΔE00 7.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6172CE #CEBD61
analogous
#61A9CE #6172CE #8761CE
triadic
#6172CE #CE6172 #72CE61
tetradic
#6172CE #CE61A9 #CEBD61 #61CE87
square
#6172CE #CE61A9 #CEBD61 #61CE87
split-complementary
#6172CE #CE8761 #A9CE61
monochromatic
#2B3A8A #394DB9 #6172CE #909CDC #BEC5EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.37
#6172CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.81
#6172CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #6172CE
4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6172CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6172CE | 1.00 | 4.37 | 4.81 | 4.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4A7ED1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3E74CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2E8696
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6172ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(97, 114, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.142 273.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#959add',
500: '#6172ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6172ce; $custom-light: #959add; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6172ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 97,
"g": 114,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 230.642,
"s": 52.657,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58259,
"c": 0.14165,
"h": 273.3
},
"luminance": 0.19032
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6172CE
secondary
#DBD4B0
accent
#C64CDC
background
#F9F9FD
surface
#F2F2FB
border
#CCCCD4
text
#0E0E15
muted
#7E7E83