#6C40CE#6C40CE

#6C40CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.206 H 291.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6C40CE
RGB	rgb(108, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(259, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(259, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.6%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.10, 51.34, -66.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.10, 84.28, 307.53°)
OKLab	oklab(50.61% 0.0755 -0.1916)
OKLCH	oklch(50.61% 0.206 291.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.1552, 11.3105, 59.5544)
Luminance	0.1131 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 4.13

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6C40CE #A2CE40

analogous

#405BCE #6C40CE #B340CE

triadic

#6C40CE #CE6C40 #40CE6C

tetradic

#6C40CE #CE405B #A2CE40 #40CEB3

square

#6C40CE #CE405B #A2CE40 #40CEB3

split-complementary

#6C40CE #CEB340 #5BCE40

monochromatic

#391E75 #512BA6 #6C40CE #9171DA #B7A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#6C40CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#6C40CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6C40CE

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6C40CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6C40CE	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D6482

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6c40ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.206 291.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e78de',
    500: '#6c40ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6c40ce;
$custom-light: #9e78de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6c40ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 108,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.592,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50613,
    "c": 0.20592,
    "h": 291.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11311
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6C40CE

secondary

#C1D496

accent

#E245B2

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFB

border

#CEC8D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6C40CE

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

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