#6D4499#6D4499

#6D4499 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.136 H 303.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6D4499
RGB	rgb(109, 68, 153)
HSL	hsl(269, 38%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(269, 56%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.8%, 55.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.27, 35.21, -40.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.27, 53.35, 311.29°)
OKLab	oklab(47.4% 0.076 -0.113)
OKLCH	oklch(47.4% 0.136 303.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.1223, 9.6854, 31.2563)
Luminance	0.0969 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6D4499 #709944

analogous

#444599 #6D4499 #974499

triadic

#6D4499 #996D44 #44996D

tetradic

#6D4499 #994445 #709944 #449997

square

#6D4499 #994445 #709944 #449997

split-complementary

#6D4499 #999744 #459944

monochromatic

#311E44 #4F316F #6D4499 #8C61B9 #AB8CCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.15

#6D4499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#6D4499 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6D4499

7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6D4499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6D4499	1.00	7.15	2.94	7.15
#FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#25579C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335897

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#655468

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6d4499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 68, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.136 303.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9979b7',
    500: '#6d4499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6d4499;
$custom-light: #9979b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6d4499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 109,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.941,
    "s": 38.462,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47402,
    "c": 0.13615,
    "h": 303.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09685
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6D4499

secondary

#9DB782

accent

#CE5996

background

#F9F7FB

surface

#F2EDF6

border

#CCC8D0

text

#0E0911

muted

#7E7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #6D4499

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

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