#6A40AF#6A40AF

#6A40AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.169 H 297.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6A40AF
RGB	rgb(106, 64, 175)
HSL	hsl(263, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(263, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.4%, 63.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.53, 42.52, -52.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.53, 67.85, 308.81°)
OKLab	oklab(47.98% 0.0766 -0.1506)
OKLCH	oklch(47.98% 0.169 297)
XYZ	xyz(15.5131, 9.8258, 41.6284)
Luminance	0.0983 (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

#6A40AF #85AF40

analogous

#404DAF #6A40AF #A240AF

triadic

#6A40AF #AF6A40 #40AF6A

tetradic

#6A40AF #AF404D #85AF40 #40AFA2

square

#6A40AF #AF404D #85AF40 #40AFA2

split-complementary

#6A40AF #AFA240 #4DAF40

monochromatic

#341F55 #4F3082 #6A40AF #8A65C7 #AC92D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.08

#6A40AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#6A40AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6A40AF

7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6A40AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6A40AF	1.00	7.08	2.97	7.08
#FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#595971

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6a40af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 64, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.169 297.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9a77c8',
    500: '#6a40af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6a40af;
$custom-light: #9a77c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6a40af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.703,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47976,
    "c": 0.16896,
    "h": 297
  },
  "luminance": 0.09826
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6A40AF

secondary

#ACC388

accent

#D652A4

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0E0913

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6A40AF

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

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