#6A40DC#6A40DC

#6A40DC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.222 H 288.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6A40DC
RGB	rgb(106, 64, 220)
HSL	hsl(256, 69%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(256, 71%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.8%, 70.9%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.05, 54.87, -73.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.05, 91.59, 306.80°)
OKLab	oklab(51.6% 0.07 -0.2107)
OKLCH	oklch(51.6% 0.222 288.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.6917, 11.8973, 68.9024)
Luminance	0.1190 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6A40DC #B2DC40

analogous

#4064DC #6A40DC #B840DC

triadic

#6A40DC #DC6A40 #40DC6A

tetradic

#6A40DC #DC4064 #B2DC40 #40DCB8

square

#6A40DC #DC4064 #B2DC40 #40DCB8

split-complementary

#6A40DC #DCB840 #64DC40

monochromatic

#371989 #4C23BC #6A40DC #9274E5 #BBA7EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.21

#6A40DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#6A40DC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6A40DC

6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6A40DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6A40DC	1.00	6.21	3.38	6.21
#FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DD9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F698A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6a40dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 64, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.222 288.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f78e8',
    500: '#6a40dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6a40dc;
$custom-light: #9f78e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6a40dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.154,
    "s": 69.027,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51602,
    "c": 0.22206,
    "h": 288.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11898
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6A40DC

secondary

#CBDC9B

accent

#EC3CBC

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFD

border

#CEC9D5

text

#100916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6A40DC

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

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