#6B558B#6B558B

#6B558B is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.087 H 302.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6B558B
RGB	rgb(107, 85, 139)
HSL	hsl(264, 24%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(264, 39%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(23%, 38.8%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.39, 20.82, -26.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.39, 33.86, 307.95°)
OKLab	oklab(49.44% 0.0464 -0.0741)
OKLCH	oklch(49.44% 0.087 302.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.9711, 11.4869, 25.9022)
Luminance	0.1149 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6B558B #758B55

analogous

#555A8B #6B558B #86558B

triadic

#6B558B #8B6B55 #558B6B

tetradic

#6B558B #8B555A #758B55 #558B86

square

#6B558B #8B555A #758B55 #558B86

split-complementary

#6B558B #8B8655 #5A8B55

monochromatic

#31273F #4E3E65 #6B558B #8A74AA #AA99C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#6B558B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#6B558B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6B558B

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6B558B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6B558B	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#485F8D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D5F8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#655E69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6b558b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 85, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.087 302.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9685ad',
    500: '#6b558b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6b558b;
$custom-light: #9685ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6b558b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 107,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.444,
    "s": 24.107,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49439,
    "c": 0.08748,
    "h": 302.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11487
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6B558B

secondary

#A1AE8E

accent

#C1679C

background

#F9F8FA

surface

#F2EFF4

border

#CCCACE

text

#0D0B10

muted

#7E7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #6B558B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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