#6D40CD#6D40CD

#6D40CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.205 H 292.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6D40CD
RGB	rgb(109, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(259, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(259, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.8%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.12, 51.25, -66.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.12, 83.73, 307.74°)
OKLab	oklab(50.63% 0.077 -0.1897)
OKLCH	oklch(50.63% 0.205 292.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.1564, 11.3251, 58.9224)
Luminance	0.1133 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 4.26

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6D40CD #A0CD40

analogous

#4059CD #6D40CD #B340CD

triadic

#6D40CD #CD6D40 #40CD6D

tetradic

#6D40CD #CD4059 #A0CD40 #40CDB3

square

#6D40CD #CD4059 #A0CD40 #40CDB3

split-complementary

#6D40CD #CDB340 #59CD40

monochromatic

#3A1E74 #522BA5 #6D40CD #9271DA #B7A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#6D40CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#6D40CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6D40CD

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6D40CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6D40CD	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F6382

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6d40cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.205 292.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f78dd',
    500: '#6d40cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6d40cd;
$custom-light: #9f78dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6d40cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 109,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.149,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5063,
    "c": 0.20477,
    "h": 292.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11326
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6D40CD

secondary

#BFD396

accent

#E246B0

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFB

border

#CEC8D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6D40CD

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

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