#6C40DB#6C40DB

#6C40DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.221 H 289.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6C40DB
RGB	rgb(108, 64, 219)
HSL	hsl(257, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(257, 71%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.7%, 70.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.17, 54.90, -72.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.17, 91.00, 307.11°)
OKLab	oklab(51.7% 0.0731 -0.2084)
OKLCH	oklch(51.7% 0.221 289.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.8002, 11.9685, 68.2183)
Luminance	0.1197 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6C40DB #AFDB40

analogous

#4061DB #6C40DB #B940DB

triadic

#6C40DB #DB6C40 #40DB6C

tetradic

#6C40DB #DB4061 #AFDB40 #40DBB9

square

#6C40DB #DB4061 #AFDB40 #40DBB9

split-complementary

#6C40DB #DBB940 #61DB40

monochromatic

#391987 #4E23BB #6C40DB #9473E5 #BBA7EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#6C40DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#6C40DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6C40DB

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6C40DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6C40DB	1.00	6.19	3.39	6.19
#FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#446989

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6c40db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 64, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.221 289.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a079e7',
    500: '#6c40db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6c40db;
$custom-light: #a079e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6c40db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 108,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.032,
    "s": 68.282,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51703,
    "c": 0.22085,
    "h": 289.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11969
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6C40DB

secondary

#C9DC9B

accent

#EB3DBA

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFD

border

#CEC9D5

text

#100916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6C40DB

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

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