#6A40DF#6A40DF

#6A40DF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.225 H 287.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6A40DF
RGB	rgb(106, 64, 223)
HSL	hsl(256, 71%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(256, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.5%, 71.3%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.31, 55.70, -74.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.31, 93.13, 306.73°)
OKLab	oklab(51.86% 0.0694 -0.2145)
OKLCH	oklch(51.86% 0.225 287.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.0926, 12.0576, 71.0137)
Luminance	0.1206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6A40DF #B5DF40

analogous

#4066DF #6A40DF #BA40DF

triadic

#6A40DF #DF6A40 #40DF6A

tetradic

#6A40DF #DF4066 #B5DF40 #40DFBA

square

#6A40DF #DF4066 #B5DF40 #40DFBA

split-complementary

#6A40DF #DFBA40 #66DF40

monochromatic

#37188D #4B20C1 #6A40DF #9374E8 #BCA9F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#6A40DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#6A40DF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6A40DF

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6A40DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6A40DF	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065E4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DDC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C6A8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6a40df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 64, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.225 287.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f79ea',
    500: '#6a40df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6a40df;
$custom-light: #9f79ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6a40df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.849,
    "s": 71.3,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51861,
    "c": 0.22548,
    "h": 287.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12059
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6A40DF

secondary

#CDDE9D

accent

#EE3ABE

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFD

border

#CEC9D5

text

#100916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6A40DF

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

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