#6840CE#6840CE

#6840CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.206 H 289.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6840CE
RGB	rgb(104, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(257, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(257, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.5%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.69, 50.66, -67.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.69, 84.41, 306.88°)
OKLab	oklab(50.23% 0.0699 -0.1937)
OKLCH	oklch(50.23% 0.206 289.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.6797, 11.0653, 59.5321)
Luminance	0.1107 (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

#6840CE #A6CE40

analogous

#405FCE #6840CE #AF40CE

triadic

#6840CE #CE6840 #40CE68

tetradic

#6840CE #CE405F #A6CE40 #40CEAF

square

#6840CE #CE405F #A6CE40 #40CEAF

split-complementary

#6840CE #CEAF40 #5FCE40

monochromatic

#371E75 #4D2BA6 #6840CE #8F71DA #B5A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.54

#6840CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#6840CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6840CE

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6840CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6840CE	1.00	6.54	3.21	6.54
#FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ACB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#456482

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6840ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.206 289.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9c78de',
    500: '#6840ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6840ce;
$custom-light: #9c78de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6840ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.901,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50226,
    "c": 0.20594,
    "h": 289.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6840CE

secondary

#C2D496

accent

#E245B6

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFB

border

#CEC8D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6840CE

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

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