#6B40BB#6B40BB

#6B40BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.184 H 294.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6B40BB
RGB	rgb(107, 64, 187)
HSL	hsl(261, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(261, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.8%, 65.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.52, 45.98, -58.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.52, 74.29, 308.24°)
OKLab	oklab(48.99% 0.0769 -0.1667)
OKLCH	oklch(48.99% 0.184 294.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.8640, 10.3800, 48.1191)
Luminance	0.1038 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 2.49

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6B40BB #90BB40

analogous

#4052BB #6B40BB #A940BB

triadic

#6B40BB #BB6B40 #40BB6B

tetradic

#6B40BB #BB4052 #90BB40 #40BBA9

square

#6B40BB #BB4052 #90BB40 #40BBA9

split-complementary

#6B40BB #BBA940 #52BB40

monochromatic

#372160 #51308D #6B40BB #8E6CCD #B199DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#6B40BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#6B40BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6B40BB

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6B40BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6B40BB	1.00	6.83	3.08	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#555D78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6b40bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 64, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.184 294.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9c77d0',
    500: '#6b40bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6b40bb;
$custom-light: #9c77d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6b40bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 107,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.976,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48992,
    "c": 0.18353,
    "h": 294.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1038
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6B40BB

secondary

#B4C88F

accent

#D94FA9

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F3EDF9

border

#CDC8D2

text

#0F0914

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6B40BB

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

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