#6B4AE1#6B4AE1

#6B4AE1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.217 H 286.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#6B4AE1
RGBrgb(107, 74, 225)
HSLhsl(253, 72%, 59%)
HSVhsv(253, 67%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(52.4%, 67.1%, 0%, 11.8%)
CIE-LABlab(43.45, 51.22, -72.27)
CIE-LCHlch(43.45, 88.58, 305.33°)
OKLaboklab(53.46% 0.0619 -0.2076)
OKLCHoklch(53.46% 0.217 286.6)
XYZxyz(22.0988, 13.4585, 72.6529)
Luminance0.1346 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#6B4AE1 #C0E14A
analogous
#4A74E1 #6B4AE1 #B74AE1
triadic
#6B4AE1 #E16B4A #4AE16B
tetradic
#6B4AE1 #E14A74 #C0E14A #4AE1B7
square
#6B4AE1 #E14A74 #C0E14A #4AE1B7
split-complementary
#6B4AE1 #E1B74A #74E14A
monochromatic
#351997 #4722CC #6B4AE1 #967EEA #C1B3F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69
#6B4AE1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69
#6B4AE1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6B4AE1
5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##6B4AE1#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##6B4AE11.005.693.695.69
#FFFFFF5.691.0021.001.00
#0000003.6921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.691.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#006AE6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0062DE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3C7090
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #6b4ae1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 74, 225);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.217 286.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a07feb',
    500: '#6b4ae1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #6b4ae1;
$custom-light: #a07feb;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#6b4ae1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 107,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 225
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.113,
    "s": 71.564,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53461,
    "c": 0.21663,
    "h": 286.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#6B4AE1
secondary
#D4E1A6
accent
#EE39C7
background
#FAF7FE
surface
#F4EEFD
border
#CEC9D5
text
#100A16
muted
#7F7C84

Preview Lab

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#6B4AE1 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva