#6A40BB#6A40BB

#6A40BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.183 H 294.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6A40BB
RGB	rgb(106, 64, 187)
HSL	hsl(260, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(260, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.3%, 65.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.41, 45.78, -58.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.41, 74.30, 308.03°)
OKLab	oklab(48.89% 0.0755 -0.1672)
OKLCH	oklch(48.89% 0.183 294.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.7445, 10.3184, 48.1135)
Luminance	0.1032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 2.37

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6A40BB #91BB40

analogous

#4054BB #6A40BB #A840BB

triadic

#6A40BB #BB6A40 #40BB6A

tetradic

#6A40BB #BB4054 #91BB40 #40BBA8

square

#6A40BB #BB4054 #91BB40 #40BBA8

split-complementary

#6A40BB #BBA840 #54BB40

monochromatic

#362160 #50308D #6A40BB #8D6CCD #B099DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#6A40BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#6A40BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6A40BB

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6A40BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6A40BB	1.00	6.85	3.06	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#545D78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6a40bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 64, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.183 294.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9b77d0',
    500: '#6a40bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6a40bb;
$custom-light: #9b77d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6a40bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.488,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48889,
    "c": 0.18345,
    "h": 294.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10319
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6A40BB

secondary

#B4C88F

accent

#D94FAA

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F3EDF9

border

#CDC8D2

text

#0F0914

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6A40BB

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

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