#6B40DB#6B40DB

#6B40DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.221 H 288.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6B40DB
RGB	rgb(107, 64, 219)
HSL	hsl(257, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(257, 71%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.1%, 70.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.07, 54.75, -72.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.07, 91.04, 306.97°)
OKLab	oklab(51.61% 0.0716 -0.2089)
OKLCH	oklch(51.61% 0.221 288.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.6793, 11.9061, 68.2126)
Luminance	0.1191 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6B40DB #B0DB40

analogous

#4062DB #6B40DB #B840DB

triadic

#6B40DB #DB6B40 #40DB6B

tetradic

#6B40DB #DB4062 #B0DB40 #40DBB8

square

#6B40DB #DB4062 #B0DB40 #40DBB8

split-complementary

#6B40DB #DBB840 #62DB40

monochromatic

#381987 #4D23BB #6B40DB #9373E5 #BBA7EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.21

#6B40DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#6B40DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6B40DB

6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6B40DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6B40DB	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)

#0064E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#426989

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6b40db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 64, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.221 288.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f78e7',
    500: '#6b40db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6b40db;
$custom-light: #9f78e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6b40db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 107,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.645,
    "s": 68.282,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51609,
    "c": 0.22088,
    "h": 288.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11907
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6B40DB

secondary

#CADC9B

accent

#EB3DBB

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFD

border

#CEC9D5

text

#100916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6B40DB

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

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