#6A40BE#6A40BE

#6A40BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.187 H 293.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6A40BE
RGB	rgb(106, 64, 190)
HSL	hsl(260, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(260, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.2%, 66.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.64, 46.60, -59.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.64, 75.91, 307.87°)
OKLab	oklab(49.12% 0.0751 -0.1713)
OKLCH	oklch(49.12% 0.187 293.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.0690, 10.4482, 49.8226)
Luminance	0.1045 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 2.01

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6A40BE #94BE40

analogous

#4055BE #6A40BE #A940BE

triadic

#6A40BE #BE6A40 #40BE6A

tetradic

#6A40BE #BE4055 #94BE40 #40BEA9

square

#6A40BE #BE4055 #94BE40 #40BEA9

split-complementary

#6A40BE #BEA940 #55BE40

monochromatic

#372162 #503190 #6A40BE #8D6DCE #B19BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#6A40BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#6A40BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6A40BE

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6A40BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6A40BE	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#525E79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6a40be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 64, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.187 293.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9b77d2',
    500: '#6a40be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6a40be;
$custom-light: #9b77d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6a40be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49124,
    "c": 0.18704,
    "h": 293.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10449
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6A40BE

secondary

#B6C990

accent

#D94FAB

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F3EDFA

border

#CDC8D3

text

#0F0914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6A40BE

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

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