#6E40AE#6E40AE

#6E40AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.168 H 299.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E40AE
RGB	rgb(110, 64, 174)
HSL	hsl(265, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(265, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.8%, 63.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.91, 43.14, -51.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.91, 67.29, 309.88°)
OKLab	oklab(48.33% 0.0822 -0.1468)
OKLCH	oklch(48.33% 0.168 299.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.9019, 10.0376, 41.1359)
Luminance	0.1004 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6E40AE #80AE40

analogous

#4049AE #6E40AE #A540AE

triadic

#6E40AE #AE6E40 #40AE6E

tetradic

#6E40AE #AE4049 #80AE40 #40AEA5

square

#6E40AE #AE4049 #80AE40 #40AEA5

split-complementary

#6E40AE #AEA540 #49AE40

monochromatic

#351F55 #523081 #6E40AE #8E65C6 #AF92D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#6E40AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#6E40AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E40AE

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E40AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E40AE	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F58AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#605871

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e40ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 64, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.168 299.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9c77c7',
    500: '#6e40ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e40ae;
$custom-light: #9c77c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e40ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.091,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48333,
    "c": 0.16828,
    "h": 299.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10038
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E40AE

secondary

#AAC288

accent

#D6529F

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0F0913

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E40AE

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

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