#6A40A2#6A40A2

#6A40A2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.153 H 300.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6A40A2
RGB	rgb(106, 64, 162)
HSL	hsl(266, 43%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(266, 60%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.6%, 60.5%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.63, 39.06, -46.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.63, 60.77, 310.00°)
OKLab	oklab(47.04% 0.0773 -0.132)
OKLCH	oklch(47.04% 0.153 300.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.2973, 9.3395, 35.2249)
Luminance	0.0934 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.30

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6A40A2 #78A240

analogous

#4047A2 #6A40A2 #9B40A2

triadic

#6A40A2 #A26A40 #40A26A

tetradic

#6A40A2 #A24047 #78A240 #40A29B

square

#6A40A2 #A24047 #78A240 #40A29B

split-complementary

#6A40A2 #A29B40 #47A240

monochromatic

#311D4A #4D2F76 #6A40A2 #895FC0 #A98BD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.32

#6A40A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#6A40A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6A40A2

7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6A40A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6A40A2	1.00	7.32	2.87	7.32
#FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0656A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2056A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E556B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6a40a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 64, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.153 300.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9877be',
    500: '#6a40a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6a40a2;
$custom-light: #9877be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6a40a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.714,
    "s": 43.363,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47036,
    "c": 0.153,
    "h": 300.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0934
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6A40A2

secondary

#A3BC82

accent

#D3559D

background

#F9F7FB

surface

#F2EDF7

border

#CCC8D0

text

#0E0912

muted

#7E7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #6A40A2

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