#6A40CF#6A40CF

#6A40CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.207 H 290.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6A40CF
RGB	rgb(106, 64, 207)
HSL	hsl(258, 60%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(258, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.8%, 69.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.97, 51.27, -67.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.97, 84.87, 307.17°)
OKLab	oklab(50.5% 0.0725 -0.194)
OKLCH	oklch(50.5% 0.207 290.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.0365, 11.2352, 60.1850)
Luminance	0.1124 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 3.86

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6A40CF #A5CF40

analogous

#405DCF #6A40CF #B140CF

triadic

#6A40CF #CF6A40 #40CF6A

tetradic

#6A40CF #CF405D #A5CF40 #40CFB1

square

#6A40CF #CF405D #A5CF40 #40CFB1

split-complementary

#6A40CF #CFB140 #5DCF40

monochromatic

#381E77 #4F2AA8 #6A40CF #9071DB #B6A2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#6A40CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#6A40CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6A40CF

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6A40CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6A40CF	1.00	6.47	3.25	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#486483

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6a40cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 64, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.207 290.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9d78df',
    500: '#6a40cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6a40cf;
$custom-light: #9d78df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6a40cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.622,
    "s": 59.833,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50501,
    "c": 0.20707,
    "h": 290.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11236
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6A40CF

secondary

#C2D497

accent

#E345B5

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFB

border

#CEC8D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6A40CF

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

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