#6C5995#6C5995

#6C5995 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.095 H 297.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6C5995
RGB	rgb(108, 89, 149)
HSL	hsl(259, 25%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(259, 40%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.5%, 40.3%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.00, 21.26, -30.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.00, 36.93, 305.15°)
OKLab	oklab(50.85% 0.0439 -0.0842)
OKLCH	oklch(50.85% 0.095 297.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.1803, 12.5027, 30.0414)
Luminance	0.1250 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6C5995 #829559

analogous

#596495 #6C5995 #8A5995

triadic

#6C5995 #956C59 #59956C

tetradic

#6C5995 #955964 #829559 #59958A

square

#6C5995 #955964 #829559 #59958A

split-complementary

#6C5995 #958A59 #649559

monochromatic

#342B48 #50426F #6C5995 #8C7BB0 #ADA1C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.00

#6C5995 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#6C5995 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6C5995

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6C5995	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6C5995	1.00	6.00	3.50	6.00
#FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#496397

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6293

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#646370

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6c5995;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 89, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.095 297.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9788b4',
    500: '#6c5995',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6c5995;
$custom-light: #9788b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6c5995",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 108,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259,
    "s": 25.21,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50849,
    "c": 0.09495,
    "h": 297.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12503
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6C5995

secondary

#ABB595

accent

#C266A5

background

#F9F8FB

surface

#F2EFF6

border

#CCCAD0

text

#0E0B11

muted

#7E7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #6C5995

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

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