#6561CD#6561CD
#6561CD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.162 H 281.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6561CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(101, 97, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 52%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(242, 53%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.7%, 52.7%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.61, 30.75, -55.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.61, 63.66, 298.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.2% 0.0319 -0.1591) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.2% 0.162 281.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6576, 15.7227, 59.6921) |
| Luminance | 0.1572 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 0.92
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 2.58
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 2.89
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 3.14
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 4.88
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 6.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6561CD #C9CD61
analogous
#6193CD #6561CD #9B61CD
triadic
#6561CD #CD6561 #61CD65
tetradic
#6561CD #CD6193 #C9CD61 #61CD9B
square
#6561CD #CD6193 #C9CD61 #61CD9B
split-complementary
#6561CD #CD9B61 #93CD61
monochromatic
#2F2B88 #3F3AB7 #6561CD #928FDC #C0BEEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.07
#6561CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.14
#6561CD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6561CD
5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6561CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6561CD | 1.00 | 5.07 | 4.14 | 5.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2772D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1C6BCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3C798E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6561cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 97, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.162 281.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#988edd',
500: '#6561cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6561cd; $custom-light: #988edd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6561cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 101,
"g": 97,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 242.222,
"s": 51.923,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55203,
"c": 0.16227,
"h": 281.3
},
"luminance": 0.15724
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6561CD
secondary
#D8DAB0
accent
#DB4CD6
background
#F9F8FD
surface
#F2F0FB
border
#CCCBD4
text
#0E0C15
muted
#7E7D83