#6E40AF#6E40AF

#6E40AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.169 H 299.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E40AF
RGB	rgb(110, 64, 175)
HSL	hsl(265, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(265, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.1%, 63.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.98, 43.40, -52.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.98, 67.82, 309.79°)
OKLab	oklab(48.41% 0.0822 -0.1482)
OKLCH	oklch(48.41% 0.169 299)
XYZ	xyz(15.9997, 10.0768, 41.6512)
Luminance	0.1008 (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

#6E40AF #81AF40

analogous

#4049AF #6E40AF #A640AF

triadic

#6E40AF #AF6E40 #40AF6E

tetradic

#6E40AF #AF4049 #81AF40 #40AFA6

square

#6E40AF #AF4049 #81AF40 #40AFA6

split-complementary

#6E40AF #AFA640 #49AF40

monochromatic

#361F55 #523082 #6E40AF #8E65C7 #AF92D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#6E40AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#6E40AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E40AF

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E40AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E40AF	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C58AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5F5971

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e40af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 64, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.169 299.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9c77c8',
    500: '#6e40af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e40af;
$custom-light: #9c77c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e40af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.865,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48406,
    "c": 0.16948,
    "h": 299
  },
  "luminance": 0.10077
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E40AF

secondary

#AAC388

accent

#D6529F

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0F0913

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E40AF

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

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