#6B4ADE#6B4ADE
#6B4ADE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.213 H 287.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B4ADE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 74, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 69%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 67%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.8%, 66.7%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.21, 50.36, -70.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.21, 87.01, 305.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.21% 0.0623 -0.2037) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.21% 0.213 287) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6931, 13.2962, 70.5164) |
| Luminance | 0.1330 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpleish Blue
#6140EF
ΔE00 3.01
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 3.21
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 4.29
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 4.65
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 4.81
Purpley Blue
#5F34E7
ΔE00 4.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B4ADE #BDDE4A
analogous
#4A73DE #6B4ADE #B54ADE
triadic
#6B4ADE #DE6B4A #4ADE6B
tetradic
#6B4ADE #DE4A73 #BDDE4A #4ADEB5
square
#6B4ADE #DE4A73 #BDDE4A #4ADEB5
split-complementary
#6B4ADE #DEB54A #73DE4A
monochromatic
#361B93 #4824C7 #6B4ADE #957EE7 #C0B2F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.74
#6B4ADE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.66
#6B4ADE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B4ADE
5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B4ADE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B4ADE | 1.00 | 5.74 | 3.66 | 5.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006AE3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0062DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3E6F8E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b4ade; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 74, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.213 287.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9f7fe9',
500: '#6b4ade',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b4ade; $custom-light: #9f7fe9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b4ade",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 74,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.378,
"s": 69.159,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53214,
"c": 0.21305,
"h": 287
},
"luminance": 0.13297
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B4ADE
secondary
#D2DFA4
accent
#EC3CC5
background
#FAF7FE
surface
#F4EEFD
border
#CEC9D5
text
#100A16
muted
#7F7C84