#6D599D#6D599D

#6D599D is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.107 H 296.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6D599D
RGB	rgb(109, 89, 157)
HSL	hsl(258, 28%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(258, 43%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.6%, 43.3%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.51, 23.68, -34.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.51, 41.59, 304.72°)
OKLab	oklab(51.38% 0.0467 -0.0958)
OKLCH	oklch(51.38% 0.107 296)
XYZ	xyz(15.9634, 12.8301, 33.5272)
Luminance	0.1283 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6D599D #899D59

analogous

#59679D #6D599D #8F599D

triadic

#6D599D #9D6D59 #599D6D

tetradic

#6D599D #9D5967 #899D59 #599D8F

square

#6D599D #9D5967 #899D59 #599D8F

split-complementary

#6D599D #9D8F59 #679D59

monochromatic

#372D4F #524376 #6D599D #8E7EB6 #B0A5CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#6D599D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#6D599D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6D599D

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6D599D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6D599D	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4565A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#48639B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#636573

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6d599d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 89, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.107 296.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9988ba',
    500: '#6d599d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6d599d;
$custom-light: #9988ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6d599d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 109,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.647,
    "s": 27.642,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51384,
    "c": 0.10653,
    "h": 296
  },
  "luminance": 0.1283
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6D599D

secondary

#B0BA98

accent

#C464A8

background

#F9F8FB

surface

#F2EFF6

border

#CCCAD0

text

#0E0B11

muted

#7E7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #6D599D

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

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