#6A40BF#6A40BF

#6A40BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.188 H 293.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6A40BF
RGB	rgb(106, 64, 191)
HSL	hsl(260, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(260, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.5%, 66.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.71, 46.87, -60.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.71, 76.44, 307.82°)
OKLab	oklab(49.2% 0.075 -0.1727)
OKLCH	oklch(49.2% 0.188 293.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.1787, 10.4921, 50.4002)
Luminance	0.1049 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 1.90

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6A40BF #95BF40

analogous

#4055BF #6A40BF #AA40BF

triadic

#6A40BF #BF6A40 #40BF6A

tetradic

#6A40BF #BF4055 #95BF40 #40BFAA

square

#6A40BF #BF4055 #95BF40 #40BFAA

split-complementary

#6A40BF #BFAA40 #55BF40

monochromatic

#372163 #513191 #6A40BF #8E6ECE #B29CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#6A40BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#6A40BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6A40BF

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6A40BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6A40BF	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#525F7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6a40bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 64, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.188 293.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9b77d3',
    500: '#6a40bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6a40bf;
$custom-light: #9b77d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6a40bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.843,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49203,
    "c": 0.18824,
    "h": 293.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10493
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6A40BF

secondary

#B7CA91

accent

#D94EAB

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F3EDFA

border

#CDC8D3

text

#0F0914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6A40BF

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

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