#6B4EBE#6B4EBE
#6B4EBE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.168 H 291.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B4EBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 78, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 46%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 59%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.7%, 58.9%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.68, 38.95, -54.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.68, 67.39, 305.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.36% 0.061 -0.1568) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.36% 0.168 291.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0795, 12.2917, 50.1252) |
| Luminance | 0.1229 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 3.85
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 3.91
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 4.29
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 4.38
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 5.19
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B4EBE #A1BE4E
analogous
#4E69BE #6B4EBE #A34EBE
triadic
#6B4EBE #BE6B4E #4EBE6B
tetradic
#6B4EBE #BE4E69 #A1BE4E #4EBEA3
square
#6B4EBE #BE4E69 #A1BE4E #4EBEA3
split-complementary
#6B4EBE #BEA34E #69BE4E
monochromatic
#39276A #503897 #6B4EBE #907BCE #B6A8DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.07
#6B4EBE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.46
#6B4EBE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B4EBE
6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B4EBE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B4EBE | 1.00 | 6.07 | 3.46 | 6.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0064C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0760BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#53677E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b4ebe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 78, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.168 291.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9b81d2',
500: '#6b4ebe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b4ebe; $custom-light: #9b81d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b4ebe",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 78,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 255.536,
"s": 46.281,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51358,
"c": 0.16822,
"h": 291.3
},
"luminance": 0.12292
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B4EBE
secondary
#C0CC9C
accent
#D652B4
background
#F9F7FD
surface
#F2EEFA
border
#CCC9D3
text
#0F0A14
muted
#7E7C83