#6A40DB#6A40DB

#6A40DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.221 H 288.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6A40DB
RGB	rgb(106, 64, 219)
HSL	hsl(256, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(256, 71%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.6%, 70.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.97, 54.59, -72.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.97, 91.08, 306.83°)
OKLab	oklab(51.52% 0.0702 -0.2095)
OKLCH	oklch(51.52% 0.221 288.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.5597, 11.8445, 68.2070)
Luminance	0.1184 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6A40DB #B1DB40

analogous

#4063DB #6A40DB #B740DB

triadic

#6A40DB #DB6A40 #40DB6A

tetradic

#6A40DB #DB4063 #B1DB40 #40DBB7

square

#6A40DB #DB4063 #B1DB40 #40DBB7

split-complementary

#6A40DB #DBB740 #63DB40

monochromatic

#371987 #4C23BB #6A40DB #9273E5 #BAA7EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#6A40DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#6A40DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6A40DB

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6A40DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6A40DB	1.00	6.23	3.37	6.23
#FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F6989

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6a40db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 64, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.221 288.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f78e7',
    500: '#6a40db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6a40db;
$custom-light: #9f78e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6a40db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.258,
    "s": 68.282,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51516,
    "c": 0.22092,
    "h": 288.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11845
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6A40DB

secondary

#CADC9B

accent

#EB3DBC

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EDFD

border

#CEC8D5

text

#100916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6A40DB

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

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