#6B5397#6B5397
#6B5397 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.108 H 298.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B5397 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 83, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 29%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(261, 45%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.1%, 45%, 0%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.49, 25.16, -33.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.49, 42.13, 306.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.71% 0.0518 -0.0947) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.71% 0.108 298.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.7413, 11.5466, 30.7242) |
| Luminance | 0.1155 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 4.26
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 7.10
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 8.39
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 8.70
Muted Purple
#805B87
ΔE00 8.77
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 8.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B5397 #7F9753
analogous
#535D97 #6B5397 #8D5397
triadic
#6B5397 #976B53 #53976B
tetradic
#6B5397 #97535D #7F9753 #53978D
square
#6B5397 #97535D #7F9753 #53978D
split-complementary
#6B5397 #978D53 #5D9753
monochromatic
#332848 #4F3D70 #6B5397 #8A74B3 #AC9CC9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.35
#6B5397 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.31
#6B5397 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B5397
6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B5397 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B5397 | 1.00 | 6.35 | 3.31 | 6.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3F5F99
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#445F95
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#625F6E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b5397; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 83, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.108 298.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9784b6',
500: '#6b5397',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b5397; $custom-light: #9784b6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b5397",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 83,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 261.176,
"s": 29.06,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49711,
"c": 0.10792,
"h": 298.7
},
"luminance": 0.11547
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B5397
secondary
#A8B690
accent
#C562A2
background
#F9F8FB
surface
#F2EFF6
border
#CCCAD0
text
#0E0B11
muted
#7E7C80