#6B40CD#6B40CD

#6B40CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.205 H 291.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6B40CD
RGB	rgb(107, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(258, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(258, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.8%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.91, 50.90, -66.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.91, 83.79, 307.40°)
OKLab	oklab(50.43% 0.0742 -0.1908)
OKLCH	oklch(50.43% 0.205 291.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.9131, 11.1997, 58.9110)
Luminance	0.1120 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6B40CD #A2CD40

analogous

#405BCD #6B40CD #B140CD

triadic

#6B40CD #CD6B40 #40CD6B

tetradic

#6B40CD #CD405B #A2CD40 #40CDB1

square

#6B40CD #CD405B #A2CD40 #40CDB1

split-complementary

#6B40CD #CDB140 #5BCD40

monochromatic

#391E74 #502BA5 #6B40CD #9171DA #B6A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#6B40CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#6B40CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6B40CD

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6B40CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6B40CD	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C6482

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6b40cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.205 291.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e78dd',
    500: '#6b40cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6b40cd;
$custom-light: #9e78dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6b40cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 107,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.298,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50433,
    "c": 0.20474,
    "h": 291.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.112
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6B40CD

secondary

#C0D396

accent

#E246B2

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFB

border

#CEC8D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6B40CD

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

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