#6840AE#6840AE

#6840AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.168 H 296.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6840AE
RGB	rgb(104, 64, 174)
HSL	hsl(262, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(262, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.2%, 63.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.24, 41.82, -52.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.24, 67.32, 308.40°)
OKLab	oklab(47.69% 0.0739 -0.1503)
OKLCH	oklch(47.69% 0.168 296.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.1803, 9.6655, 41.1020)
Luminance	0.0967 (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

#6840AE #86AE40

analogous

#404FAE #6840AE #9F40AE

triadic

#6840AE #AE6840 #40AE68

tetradic

#6840AE #AE404F #86AE40 #40AE9F

square

#6840AE #AE404F #86AE40 #40AE9F

split-complementary

#6840AE #AE9F40 #4FAE40

monochromatic

#331F55 #4D3081 #6840AE #8865C6 #AB92D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#6840AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#6840AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6840AE

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6840AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6840AE	1.00	7.16	2.93	7.16
#FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#575971

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6840ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 64, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.168 296.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9877c7',
    500: '#6840ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6840ae;
$custom-light: #9877c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6840ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.818,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4769,
    "c": 0.16752,
    "h": 296.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6840AE

secondary

#ADC288

accent

#D652A6

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0E0913

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6840AE

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

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