#6540E1#6540E1

#6540E1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.228 H 285.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6540E1
RGB	rgb(101, 64, 225)
HSL	hsl(254, 73%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(254, 72%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.1%, 71.6%, 0%, 11.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.01, 55.53, -76.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.01, 94.36, 306.05°)
OKLab	oklab(51.59% 0.062 -0.2195)
OKLCH	oklch(51.59% 0.228 285.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.7867, 11.8686, 72.4151)
Luminance	0.1187 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6540E1 #BCE140

analogous

#406CE1 #6540E1 #B640E1

triadic

#6540E1 #E16540 #40E165

tetradic

#6540E1 #E1406C #BCE140 #40E1B6

square

#6540E1 #E1406C #BCE140 #40E1B6

split-complementary

#6540E1 #E1B640 #6CE140

monochromatic

#331790 #451FC5 #6540E1 #9075E9 #BAAAF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.22

#6540E1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#6540E1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6540E1

6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6540E1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6540E1	1.00	6.22	3.37	6.22
#FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065E6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CDE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C6C8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6540e1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 64, 225);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.228 285.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9d78ec',
    500: '#6540e1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6540e1;
$custom-light: #9d78ec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6540e1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 225
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.789,
    "s": 72.851,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51587,
    "c": 0.22812,
    "h": 285.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1187
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6540E1

secondary

#D0DF9D

accent

#F038C5

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EDFD

border

#CEC8D5

text

#100916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6540E1

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

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