#6940CD#6940CD

#6940CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.205 H 290.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6940CD
RGB	rgb(105, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(257, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(257, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.8%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.71, 50.55, -66.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.71, 83.86, 307.07°)
OKLab	oklab(50.24% 0.0714 -0.1919)
OKLCH	oklch(50.24% 0.205 290.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.6754, 11.0771, 58.8999)
Luminance	0.1108 (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

#6940CD #A4CD40

analogous

#405DCD #6940CD #B040CD

triadic

#6940CD #CD6940 #40CD69

tetradic

#6940CD #CD405D #A4CD40 #40CDB0

square

#6940CD #CD405D #A4CD40 #40CDB0

split-complementary

#6940CD #CDB040 #5DCD40

monochromatic

#371E74 #4E2BA5 #6940CD #8F71DA #B5A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#6940CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#6940CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6940CD

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6940CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6940CD	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ACA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#486482

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6940cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.205 290.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9c78dd',
    500: '#6940cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6940cd;
$custom-light: #9c78dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6940cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.447,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50239,
    "c": 0.20476,
    "h": 290.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6940CD

secondary

#C1D396

accent

#E246B4

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFB

border

#CEC8D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6940CD

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

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