#6851BD#6851BD
#6851BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.163 H 289.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6851BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(104, 81, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 45%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 57%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45%, 57.1%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.00, 36.24, -53.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.00, 64.94, 303.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.51% 0.0535 -0.1536) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.51% 0.163 289.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8341, 12.5014, 49.6076) |
| Luminance | 0.1250 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 2.86
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 3.63
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 3.84
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 4.59
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 5.38
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6851BD #A6BD51
analogous
#5170BD #6851BD #9E51BD
triadic
#6851BD #BD6851 #51BD68
tetradic
#6851BD #BD5170 #A6BD51 #51BD9E
square
#6851BD #BD5170 #A6BD51 #51BD9E
split-complementary
#6851BD #BD9E51 #70BD51
monochromatic
#37296B #4D3997 #6851BD #8F7DCE #B5AADF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.00
#6851BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#6851BD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6851BD
6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6851BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6851BD | 1.00 | 6.00 | 3.50 | 6.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0B65C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1160BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4E697F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6851bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 81, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.163 289.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9982d2',
500: '#6851bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6851bd; $custom-light: #9982d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6851bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 104,
"g": 81,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.778,
"s": 45,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51509,
"c": 0.16271,
"h": 289.2
},
"luminance": 0.12502
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6851BD
secondary
#C2CC9E
accent
#D553B9
background
#F9F8FC
surface
#F2EFF9
border
#CCCAD2
text
#0E0A14
muted
#7E7C82