#6A40AE#6A40AE

#6A40AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.168 H 297.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6A40AE
RGB	rgb(106, 64, 174)
HSL	hsl(263, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(263, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.1%, 63.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.46, 42.25, -52.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.46, 67.31, 308.89°)
OKLab	oklab(47.9% 0.0767 -0.1492)
OKLCH	oklch(47.9% 0.168 297.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.4153, 9.7867, 41.1130)
Luminance	0.0979 (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

#6A40AE #84AE40

analogous

#404DAE #6A40AE #A140AE

triadic

#6A40AE #AE6A40 #40AE6A

tetradic

#6A40AE #AE404D #84AE40 #40AEA1

square

#6A40AE #AE404D #84AE40 #40AEA1

split-complementary

#6A40AE #AEA140 #4DAE40

monochromatic

#331F55 #4F3081 #6A40AE #8A65C6 #AC92D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.10

#6A40AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#6A40AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6A40AE

7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6A40AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6A40AE	1.00	7.10	2.96	7.10
#FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0257AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A5971

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6a40ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 64, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.168 297.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9977c7',
    500: '#6a40ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6a40ae;
$custom-light: #9977c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6a40ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.909,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47901,
    "c": 0.16774,
    "h": 297.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09787
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6A40AE

secondary

#ACC288

accent

#D652A3

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0E0913

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6A40AE

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

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