#6A5DCD#6A5DCD
#6A5DCD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.167 H 284.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6A5DCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 93, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 53%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(247, 55%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.3%, 54.6%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.04, 34.25, -56.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.04, 66.18, 301.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.88% 0.0425 -0.1616) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.88% 0.167 284.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.8744, 15.2997, 59.5990) |
| Luminance | 0.1530 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 0.94
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 1.18
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 1.24
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 2.36
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 5.19
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6A5DCD #C0CD5D
analogous
#5D88CD #6A5DCD #A25DCD
triadic
#6A5DCD #CD6A5D #5DCD6A
tetradic
#6A5DCD #CD5D88 #C0CD5D #5DCDA2
square
#6A5DCD #CD5D88 #C0CD5D #5DCDA2
split-complementary
#6A5DCD #CDA25D #88CD5D
monochromatic
#342986 #4638B5 #6A5DCD #958CDB #C0BBEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.17
#6A5DCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.06
#6A5DCD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6A5DCD
5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6A5DCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6A5DCD | 1.00 | 5.17 | 4.06 | 5.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1D70D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#166ACB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#47768C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6a5dcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 93, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.167 284.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9b8bdd',
500: '#6a5dcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6a5dcd; $custom-light: #9b8bdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6a5dcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 93,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 246.964,
"s": 52.83,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5488,
"c": 0.1671,
"h": 284.7
},
"luminance": 0.15301
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6A5DCD
secondary
#D4D9AD
accent
#DC4CCB
background
#FAF8FD
surface
#F3F0FB
border
#CDCBD4
text
#0F0C15
muted
#7F7D83