#6940E2#6940E2

#6940E2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.229 H 287.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6940E2
RGB	rgb(105, 64, 226)
HSL	hsl(255, 74%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(255, 72%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.5%, 71.7%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.47, 56.38, -76.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.47, 94.70, 306.54°)
OKLab	oklab(52.03% 0.0674 -0.2188)
OKLCH	oklch(52.03% 0.229 287.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.3825, 12.1599, 73.1572)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6940E2 #B9E240

analogous

#4068E2 #6940E2 #BA40E2

triadic

#6940E2 #E26940 #40E269

tetradic

#6940E2 #E24068 #B9E240 #40E2BA

square

#6940E2 #E24068 #B9E240 #40E2BA

split-complementary

#6940E2 #E2BA40 #68E240

monochromatic

#351692 #491EC7 #6940E2 #9375EA #BCAAF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#6940E2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#6940E2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6940E2

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6940E2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6940E2	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066E7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DDF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#366C8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6940e2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 64, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.229 287.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f79ec',
    500: '#6940e2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6940e2;
$custom-light: #9f79ec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6940e2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.185,
    "s": 73.636,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52032,
    "c": 0.22895,
    "h": 287.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12161
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6940E2

secondary

#CFE09E

accent

#F038C2

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFD

border

#CEC9D5

text

#100916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6940E2

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

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