#6B4ECD#6B4ECD
#6B4ECD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.187 H 288.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B4ECD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 78, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 56%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 62%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.8%, 62%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.74, 43.25, -61.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.74, 75.58, 304.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.47% 0.0602 -0.1773) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.47% 0.187 288.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8041, 12.9815, 59.2080) |
| Luminance | 0.1298 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 3.46
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 3.50
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 3.73
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 3.75
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 5.04
Purpleish Blue
#6140EF
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B4ECD #B0CD4E
analogous
#4E70CD #6B4ECD #AB4ECD
triadic
#6B4ECD #CD6B4E #4ECD6B
tetradic
#6B4ECD #CD4E70 #B0CD4E #4ECDAB
square
#6B4ECD #CD4E70 #B0CD4E #4ECDAB
split-complementary
#6B4ECD #CDAB4E #70CD4E
monochromatic
#38237D #4D31AD #6B4ECD #937EDA #BBADE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.84
#6B4ECD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.60
#6B4ECD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B4ECD
5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B4ECD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B4ECD | 1.00 | 5.84 | 3.60 | 5.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0068D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0062CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4B6C86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b4ecd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 78, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.187 288.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9d81dd',
500: '#6b4ecd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b4ecd; $custom-light: #9d81dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b4ecd",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 78,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.701,
"s": 55.947,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52468,
"c": 0.18729,
"h": 288.8
},
"luminance": 0.12982
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B4ECD
secondary
#CAD6A1
accent
#DF49BD
background
#FAF7FD
surface
#F4EEFB
border
#CEC9D4
text
#0F0A15
muted
#7F7C83