#6B4BE6#6B4BE6
#6B4BE6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.221 H 285.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B4BE6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 75, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 76%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 67%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.5%, 67.4%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.05, 52.12, -74.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.05, 90.62, 305.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.02% 0.0603 -0.2131) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.02% 0.221 285.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8581, 13.8699, 76.3203) |
| Luminance | 0.1387 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpleish Blue
#6140EF
ΔE00 2.81
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 3.43
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 4.84
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 5.05
Purpley Blue
#5F34E7
ΔE00 5.22
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 5.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B4BE6 #C6E64B
analogous
#4B79E6 #6B4BE6 #B84BE6
triadic
#6B4BE6 #E66B4B #4BE66B
tetradic
#6B4BE6 #E64B79 #C6E64B #4BE6B8
square
#6B4BE6 #E64B79 #C6E64B #4BE6B8
split-complementary
#6B4BE6 #E6B84B #79E64B
monochromatic
#3316A0 #441ED6 #6B4BE6 #9781ED #C3B6F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.56
#6B4BE6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.77
#6B4BE6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B4BE6
5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B4BE6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B4BE6 | 1.00 | 5.56 | 3.77 | 5.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006CEB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0063E3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#377393
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b4be6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 75, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.221 285.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a080ef',
500: '#6b4be6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b4be6; $custom-light: #a080ef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b4be6",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 75,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.387,
"s": 75.61,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54016,
"c": 0.22142,
"h": 285.8
},
"luminance": 0.13871
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B4BE6
secondary
#D8E4A8
accent
#F236CB
background
#FAF7FE
surface
#F4EEFD
border
#CEC9D5
text
#100A17
muted
#7F7C85