#6B4499#6B4499

#6B4499 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.136 H 302.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6B4499
RGB	rgb(107, 68, 153)
HSL	hsl(268, 38%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(268, 56%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.1%, 55.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.04, 34.67, -40.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.04, 53.29, 310.59°)
OKLab	oklab(47.18% 0.0733 -0.1141)
OKLCH	oklch(47.18% 0.136 302.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.8790, 9.5600, 31.2449)
Luminance	0.0956 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6B4499 #729944

analogous

#444799 #6B4499 #954499

triadic

#6B4499 #996B44 #44996B

tetradic

#6B4499 #994447 #729944 #449995

square

#6B4499 #994447 #729944 #449995

split-complementary

#6B4499 #999544 #479944

monochromatic

#301E44 #4D316F #6B4499 #8961B9 #A98CCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.21

#6B4499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#6B4499 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6B4499

7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6B4499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6B4499	1.00	7.21	2.91	7.21
#FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#24569C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315797

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#625468

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6b4499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 68, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.136 302.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9879b7',
    500: '#6b4499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6b4499;
$custom-light: #9879b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6b4499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 107,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.529,
    "s": 38.462,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47179,
    "c": 0.13566,
    "h": 302.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0956
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6B4499

secondary

#9FB782

accent

#CE5999

background

#F9F7FB

surface

#F2EDF6

border

#CCC8D0

text

#0E0911

muted

#7E7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #6B4499

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

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