#6840DB#6840DB

#6840DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.221 H 287.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6840DB
RGB	rgb(104, 64, 219)
HSL	hsl(255, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(255, 71%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.5%, 70.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.77, 54.28, -73.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.77, 91.16, 306.55°)
OKLab	oklab(51.33% 0.0674 -0.2105)
OKLCH	oklch(51.33% 0.221 287.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.3247, 11.7233, 68.1960)
Luminance	0.1172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6840DB #B3DB40

analogous

#4065DB #6840DB #B640DB

triadic

#6840DB #DB6840 #40DB68

tetradic

#6840DB #DB4065 #B3DB40 #40DBB6

square

#6840DB #DB4065 #B3DB40 #40DBB6

split-complementary

#6840DB #DBB640 #65DB40

monochromatic

#361987 #4A23BB #6840DB #9173E5 #B9A7EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#6840DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#6840DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6840DB

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6840DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6840DB	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B6989

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6840db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 64, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.221 287.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e78e7',
    500: '#6840db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6840db;
$custom-light: #9e78e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6840db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.484,
    "s": 68.282,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51331,
    "c": 0.22102,
    "h": 287.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11724
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6840DB

secondary

#CBDC9B

accent

#EB3DBE

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EDFD

border

#CEC8D5

text

#100916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6840DB

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

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