#6A40CB#6A40CB

#6A40CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.202 H 291.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6A40CB
RGB	rgb(106, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(258, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(258, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.8%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.65, 50.17, -65.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.65, 82.78, 307.31°)
OKLab	oklab(50.17% 0.0732 -0.1887)
OKLCH	oklch(50.17% 0.202 291.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.5537, 11.0421, 57.6421)
Luminance	0.1104 (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

#6A40CB #A1CB40

analogous

#405CCB #6A40CB #AF40CB

triadic

#6A40CB #CB6A40 #40CB6A

tetradic

#6A40CB #CB405C #A1CB40 #40CBAF

square

#6A40CB #CB405C #A1CB40 #40CBAF

split-complementary

#6A40CB #CBAF40 #5CCB40

monochromatic

#381F72 #502CA2 #6A40CB #9070D8 #B5A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.54

#6A40CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#6A40CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6A40CB

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6A40CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6A40CB	1.00	6.54	3.21	6.54
#FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005AC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B6380

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6a40cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.202 291.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9d78dc',
    500: '#6a40cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6a40cb;
$custom-light: #9d78dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6a40cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.129,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5017,
    "c": 0.20241,
    "h": 291.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11043
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6A40CB

secondary

#BFD295

accent

#E047B2

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFB

border

#CEC8D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6A40CB

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

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