#6C40DC#6C40DC

#6C40DC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.222 H 289.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6C40DC
RGB	rgb(108, 64, 220)
HSL	hsl(257, 69%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(257, 71%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.9%, 70.9%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.25, 55.18, -73.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.25, 91.52, 307.08°)
OKLab	oklab(51.79% 0.0729 -0.2097)
OKLCH	oklch(51.79% 0.222 289.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.9323, 12.0213, 68.9137)
Luminance	0.1202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6C40DC #B0DC40

analogous

#4062DC #6C40DC #BA40DC

triadic

#6C40DC #DC6C40 #40DC6C

tetradic

#6C40DC #DC4062 #B0DC40 #40DCBA

square

#6C40DC #DC4062 #B0DC40 #40DCBA

split-complementary

#6C40DC #DCBA40 #62DC40

monochromatic

#381989 #4E23BC #6C40DC #9474E5 #BCA7EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#6C40DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#6C40DC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6C40DC

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6C40DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6C40DC	1.00	6.17	3.40	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DD9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#43698A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6c40dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 64, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.222 289.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a079e8',
    500: '#6c40dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6c40dc;
$custom-light: #a079e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6c40dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 108,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.923,
    "s": 69.027,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51789,
    "c": 0.22198,
    "h": 289.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6C40DC

secondary

#CADC9B

accent

#EC3CBA

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFD

border

#CEC9D5

text

#100916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6C40DC

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →