#6B4591#6B4591

#6B4591 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.124 H 305.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6B4591
RGB	rgb(107, 69, 145)
HSL	hsl(270, 36%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(270, 52%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.2%, 52.4%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.79, 32.04, -36.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.79, 48.20, 311.66°)
OKLab	oklab(46.84% 0.0714 -0.1011)
OKLCH	oklch(46.84% 0.124 305.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.3013, 9.4265, 27.9013)
Luminance	0.0943 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6B4591 #6B9145

analogous

#454591 #6B4591 #914591

triadic

#6B4591 #916B45 #45916B

tetradic

#6B4591 #914545 #6B9145 #459191

square

#6B4591 #914545 #6B9145 #459191

split-complementary

#6B4591 #919145 #459145

monochromatic

#2E1E3E #4C3168 #6B4591 #8A60B3 #A889C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.28

#6B4591 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#6B4591 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6B4591

7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6B4591	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6B4591	1.00	7.28	2.89	7.28
#FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E5594

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#39578F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#655364

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6b4591;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 69, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.124 305.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#977ab1',
    500: '#6b4591',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6b4591;
$custom-light: #977ab1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6b4591",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 107,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 35.514,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46842,
    "c": 0.12375,
    "h": 305.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09426
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6B4591

secondary

#99B280

accent

#CC5C94

background

#F9F7FB

surface

#F2EDF6

border

#CCC8D0

text

#0E0911

muted

#7E7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #6B4591

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

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