#6D40DB#6D40DB

#6D40DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.221 H 289.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6D40DB
RGB	rgb(109, 64, 219)
HSL	hsl(257, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(257, 71%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.2%, 70.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.27, 55.06, -72.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.27, 90.96, 307.25°)
OKLab	oklab(51.8% 0.0745 -0.2079)
OKLCH	oklch(51.8% 0.221 289.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.9226, 12.0316, 68.2240)
Luminance	0.1203 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6D40DB #AEDB40

analogous

#4061DB #6D40DB #BA40DB

triadic

#6D40DB #DB6D40 #40DB6D

tetradic

#6D40DB #DB4061 #AEDB40 #40DBBA

square

#6D40DB #DB4061 #AEDB40 #40DBBA

split-complementary

#6D40DB #DBBA40 #61DB40

monochromatic

#391987 #4F23BB #6D40DB #9473E5 #BCA7EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#6D40DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#6D40DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6D40DB

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6D40DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6D40DB	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ED8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#466989

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6d40db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 64, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.221 289.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a179e7',
    500: '#6d40db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6d40db;
$custom-light: #a179e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6d40db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 109,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.419,
    "s": 68.282,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51798,
    "c": 0.22082,
    "h": 289.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12032
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6D40DB

secondary

#C9DC9B

accent

#EB3DB8

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFD

border

#CEC9D5

text

#100916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6D40DB

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

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