#6B4599#6B4599

#6B4599 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.134 H 302.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6B4599
RGB	rgb(107, 69, 153)
HSL	hsl(267, 38%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(267, 55%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.1%, 54.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.27, 34.09, -40.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.27, 52.64, 310.36°)
OKLab	oklab(47.35% 0.072 -0.1131)
OKLCH	oklch(47.35% 0.134 302.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.9400, 9.6819, 31.2652)
Luminance	0.0968 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6B4599 #739945

analogous

#454999 #6B4599 #954599

triadic

#6B4599 #996B45 #45996B

tetradic

#6B4599 #994549 #739945 #459995

square

#6B4599 #994549 #739945 #459995

split-complementary

#6B4599 #999545 #499945

monochromatic

#301F45 #4E326F #6B4599 #8A63B9 #A98DCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.15

#6B4599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#6B4599 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6B4599

7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6B4599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6B4599	1.00	7.15	2.94	7.15
#FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#26579C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335797

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#625568

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6b4599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 69, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.134 302.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#987ab7',
    500: '#6b4599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6b4599;
$custom-light: #987ab7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6b4599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 107,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.143,
    "s": 37.838,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47345,
    "c": 0.13404,
    "h": 302.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09682
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6B4599

secondary

#9FB783

accent

#CE5A99

background

#F9F7FB

surface

#F2EDF6

border

#CCC8D0

text

#0E0911

muted

#7E7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #6B4599

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

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