#6C4AE1#6C4AE1
#6C4AE1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.217 H 287.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6C4AE1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 74, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 72%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 67%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52%, 67.1%, 0%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.54, 51.39, -72.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.54, 88.55, 305.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.55% 0.0633 -0.2071) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.55% 0.217 287) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2197, 13.5208, 72.6585) |
| Luminance | 0.1352 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpleish Blue
#6140EF
ΔE00 2.89
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 3.14
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 4.68
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 4.76
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 4.96
Purpley Blue
#5F34E7
ΔE00 4.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6C4AE1 #BFE14A
analogous
#4A73E1 #6C4AE1 #B74AE1
triadic
#6C4AE1 #E16C4A #4AE16C
tetradic
#6C4AE1 #E14A73 #BFE14A #4AE1B7
square
#6C4AE1 #E14A73 #BFE14A #4AE1B7
split-complementary
#6C4AE1 #E1B74A #73E14A
monochromatic
#361997 #4822CC #6C4AE1 #977EEA #C1B3F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.67
#6C4AE1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.70
#6C4AE1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6C4AE1
5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6C4AE1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6C4AE1 | 1.00 | 5.67 | 3.70 | 5.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006BE6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0063DE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3E7090
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6c4ae1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 74, 225); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.217 287.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a07feb',
500: '#6c4ae1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6c4ae1; $custom-light: #a07feb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6c4ae1",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 74,
"b": 225
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.51,
"s": 71.564,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53549,
"c": 0.21657,
"h": 287
},
"luminance": 0.13522
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6C4AE1
secondary
#D4E1A6
accent
#EE39C6
background
#FAF7FE
surface
#F4EEFD
border
#CEC9D5
text
#100A16
muted
#7F7C84