#6D40CE#6D40CE

#6D40CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.206 H 291.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6D40CE
RGB	rgb(109, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(259, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(259, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.1%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.20, 51.52, -66.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.20, 84.25, 307.70°)
OKLab	oklab(50.71% 0.0769 -0.191)
OKLCH	oklch(50.71% 0.206 291.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.2775, 11.3736, 59.5601)
Luminance	0.1137 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 4.29

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6D40CE #A1CE40

analogous

#405ACE #6D40CE #B440CE

triadic

#6D40CE #CE6D40 #40CE6D

tetradic

#6D40CE #CE405A #A1CE40 #40CEB4

square

#6D40CE #CE405A #A1CE40 #40CEB4

split-complementary

#6D40CE #CEB440 #5ACE40

monochromatic

#3A1E75 #522BA6 #6D40CE #9271DA #B7A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#6D40CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#6D40CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6D40CE

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6D40CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6D40CE	1.00	6.41	3.27	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F6482

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6d40ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.206 291.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f78de',
    500: '#6d40ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6d40ce;
$custom-light: #9f78de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6d40ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 109,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.014,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50712,
    "c": 0.20593,
    "h": 291.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6D40CE

secondary

#C0D496

accent

#E245B1

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFB

border

#CEC8D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6D40CE

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

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