#6240AE#6240AE

#6240AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.167 H 293.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6240AE
RGB	rgb(98, 64, 174)
HSL	hsl(259, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(259, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.7%, 63.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.59, 40.53, -53.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.59, 67.38, 306.98°)
OKLab	oklab(47.07% 0.0656 -0.1537)
OKLCH	oklch(47.07% 0.167 293.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.5083, 9.3190, 41.0705)
Luminance	0.0932 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6240AE #8CAE40

analogous

#4055AE #6240AE #9940AE

triadic

#6240AE #AE6240 #40AE62

tetradic

#6240AE #AE4055 #8CAE40 #40AE99

square

#6240AE #AE4055 #8CAE40 #40AE99

split-complementary

#6240AE #AE9940 #55AE40

monochromatic

#301F55 #493081 #6240AE #8365C6 #A792D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.33

#6240AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#6240AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6240AE

7.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6240AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6240AE	1.00	7.33	2.86	7.33
#FFFFFF	7.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D5971

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6240ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(98, 64, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.167 293.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9477c7',
    500: '#6240ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6240ae;
$custom-light: #9477c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6240ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 98,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.545,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47073,
    "c": 0.1671,
    "h": 293.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09319
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6240AE

secondary

#B0C288

accent

#D652AD

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0E0913

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6240AE

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

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