#6D40BE#6D40BE

#6D40BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.187 H 295.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6D40BE
RGB	rgb(109, 64, 190)
HSL	hsl(261, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(261, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.6%, 66.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.96, 47.19, -59.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.96, 75.84, 308.47°)
OKLab	oklab(49.43% 0.0793 -0.1696)
OKLCH	oklch(49.43% 0.187 295)
XYZ	xyz(17.4319, 10.6353, 49.8396)
Luminance	0.1064 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 2.44

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6D40BE #91BE40

analogous

#4052BE #6D40BE #AC40BE

triadic

#6D40BE #BE6D40 #40BE6D

tetradic

#6D40BE #BE4052 #91BE40 #40BEAC

square

#6D40BE #BE4052 #91BE40 #40BEAC

split-complementary

#6D40BE #BEAC40 #52BE40

monochromatic

#382162 #533190 #6D40BE #906DCE #B39BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#6D40BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#6D40BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6D40BE

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6D40BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6D40BE	1.00	6.72	3.13	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#575E79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6d40be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 64, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.187 295.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9d78d2',
    500: '#6d40be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6d40be;
$custom-light: #9d78d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6d40be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 109,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.429,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49432,
    "c": 0.18723,
    "h": 295
  },
  "luminance": 0.10636
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6D40BE

secondary

#B5C990

accent

#D94FA8

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFA

border

#CEC8D3

text

#0F0914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6D40BE

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

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