#6E40BE#6E40BE

#6E40BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.187 H 295.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E40BE
RGB	rgb(110, 64, 190)
HSL	hsl(262, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(262, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.1%, 66.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.07, 47.38, -59.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.07, 75.82, 308.68°)
OKLab	oklab(49.54% 0.0807 -0.169)
OKLCH	oklch(49.54% 0.187 295.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.5556, 10.6991, 49.8454)
Luminance	0.1070 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 2.59

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6E40BE #90BE40

analogous

#4051BE #6E40BE #AD40BE

triadic

#6E40BE #BE6E40 #40BE6E

tetradic

#6E40BE #BE4051 #90BE40 #40BEAD

square

#6E40BE #BE4051 #90BE40 #40BEAD

split-complementary

#6E40BE #BEAD40 #51BE40

monochromatic

#392162 #533190 #6E40BE #916DCE #B39BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.69

#6E40BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#6E40BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E40BE

6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E40BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E40BE	1.00	6.69	3.14	6.69
#FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#595E79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e40be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 64, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.187 295.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e78d2',
    500: '#6e40be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e40be;
$custom-light: #9e78d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e40be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.905,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49536,
    "c": 0.18731,
    "h": 295.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E40BE

secondary

#B5C990

accent

#D94FA7

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFA

border

#CEC8D3

text

#0F0914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E40BE

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

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