#6B4AE3#6B4AE3
#6B4AE3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.219 H 286.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B4AE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 74, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 73%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 67%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.9%, 67.4%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.61, 51.79, -73.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.61, 89.63, 305.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.63% 0.0616 -0.2102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.63% 0.219 286.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3732, 13.5682, 74.0982) |
| Luminance | 0.1357 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpleish Blue
#6140EF
ΔE00 2.72
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 3.16
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 4.85
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 4.86
Purpley Blue
#5F34E7
ΔE00 4.93
Burple
#6832E3
ΔE00 5.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B4AE3 #C2E34A
analogous
#4A76E3 #6B4AE3 #B84AE3
triadic
#6B4AE3 #E36B4A #4AE36B
tetradic
#6B4AE3 #E34A76 #C2E34A #4AE3B8
square
#6B4AE3 #E34A76 #C2E34A #4AE3B8
split-complementary
#6B4AE3 #E3B84A #76E34A
monochromatic
#34189B #4620D0 #6B4AE3 #967FEB #C2B4F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.65
#6B4AE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.71
#6B4AE3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B4AE3
5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B4AE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B4AE3 | 1.00 | 5.65 | 3.71 | 5.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006BE8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0063E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3A7191
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b4ae3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 74, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.219 286.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a07fed',
500: '#6b4ae3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b4ae3; $custom-light: #a07fed; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b4ae3",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 74,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.941,
"s": 73.206,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53627,
"c": 0.219,
"h": 286.3
},
"luminance": 0.13569
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B4AE3
secondary
#D5E2A6
accent
#F038C8
background
#FAF7FE
surface
#F4EEFD
border
#CEC9D5
text
#100A16
muted
#7F7C84