#6940CE#6940CE

#6940CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.206 H 290.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6940CE
RGB	rgb(105, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(257, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(257, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(49%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.79, 50.83, -67.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.79, 84.38, 307.04°)
OKLab	oklab(50.32% 0.0713 -0.1932)
OKLCH	oklch(50.32% 0.206 290.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.7965, 11.1255, 59.5376)
Luminance	0.1113 (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

#6940CE #A5CE40

analogous

#405ECE #6940CE #B040CE

triadic

#6940CE #CE6940 #40CE69

tetradic

#6940CE #CE405E #A5CE40 #40CEB0

square

#6940CE #CE405E #A5CE40 #40CEB0

split-complementary

#6940CE #CEB040 #5ECE40

monochromatic

#371E75 #4E2BA6 #6940CE #8F71DA #B5A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#6940CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#6940CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6940CE

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6940CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6940CE	1.00	6.51	3.23	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ACB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#476482

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6940ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.206 290.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9d78de',
    500: '#6940ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6940ce;
$custom-light: #9d78de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6940ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.324,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50322,
    "c": 0.20592,
    "h": 290.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11126
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6940CE

secondary

#C2D496

accent

#E245B5

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFB

border

#CEC8D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6940CE

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

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