#6D4ED9#6D4ED9
#6D4ED9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.202 H 287.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6D4ED9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(109, 78, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 65%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 64%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49.8%, 64.1%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.81, 47.08, -67.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.81, 81.98, 305.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.58% 0.0619 -0.1924) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.58% 0.202 287.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5518, 13.7088, 67.1427) |
| Luminance | 0.1371 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 3.55
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 3.75
Purpleish Blue
#6140EF
ΔE00 4.14
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 4.24
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 4.58
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 4.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6D4ED9 #BAD94E
analogous
#4E75D9 #6D4ED9 #B24ED9
triadic
#6D4ED9 #D96D4E #4ED96D
tetradic
#6D4ED9 #D94E75 #BAD94E #4ED9B2
square
#6D4ED9 #D94E75 #BAD94E #4ED9B2
split-complementary
#6D4ED9 #D9B24E #75D94E
monochromatic
#371F8E #4B29C0 #6D4ED9 #9780E4 #C0B3EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.61
#6D4ED9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.74
#6D4ED9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6D4ED9
5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6D4ED9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6D4ED9 | 1.00 | 5.61 | 3.74 | 5.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006BDD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0064D6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#46708C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6d4ed9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 78, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.202 287.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9f81e6',
500: '#6d4ed9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6d4ed9; $custom-light: #9f81e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6d4ed9",
"rgb": {
"r": 109,
"g": 78,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.381,
"s": 64.651,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53575,
"c": 0.20206,
"h": 287.8
},
"luminance": 0.1371
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6D4ED9
secondary
#D1DDA6
accent
#E840C2
background
#FAF8FE
surface
#F4EFFC
border
#CECAD5
text
#100A16
muted
#7F7C84