#6940DB#6940DB

#6940DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.221 H 288.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6940DB
RGB	rgb(105, 64, 219)
HSL	hsl(256, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(256, 71%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.1%, 70.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.87, 54.44, -73.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.87, 91.12, 306.69°)
OKLab	oklab(51.42% 0.0688 -0.21)
OKLCH	oklch(51.42% 0.221 288.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.4415, 11.7835, 68.2014)
Luminance	0.1178 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6940DB #B2DB40

analogous

#4064DB #6940DB #B640DB

triadic

#6940DB #DB6940 #40DB69

tetradic

#6940DB #DB4064 #B2DB40 #40DBB6

square

#6940DB #DB4064 #B2DB40 #40DBB6

split-complementary

#6940DB #DBB640 #64DB40

monochromatic

#361987 #4B23BB #6940DB #9173E5 #BAA7EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#6940DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#6940DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6940DB

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6940DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6940DB	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D6989

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6940db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 64, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.221 288.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e78e7',
    500: '#6940db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6940db;
$custom-light: #9e78e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6940db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.871,
    "s": 68.282,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51423,
    "c": 0.22097,
    "h": 288.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11785
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6940DB

secondary

#CBDC9B

accent

#EB3DBD

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EDFD

border

#CEC8D5

text

#100916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6940DB

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

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