#6E40CD#6E40CD

#6E40CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.205 H 292.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E40CD
RGB	rgb(110, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(260, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(260, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.3%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.23, 51.42, -66.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.23, 83.70, 307.91°)
OKLab	oklab(50.73% 0.0785 -0.1892)
OKLCH	oklch(50.73% 0.205 292.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.2802, 11.3889, 58.9282)
Luminance	0.1139 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 4.42

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6E40CD #9FCD40

analogous

#4059CD #6E40CD #B440CD

triadic

#6E40CD #CD6E40 #40CD6E

tetradic

#6E40CD #CD4059 #9FCD40 #40CDB4

square

#6E40CD #CD4059 #9FCD40 #40CDB4

split-complementary

#6E40CD #CDB440 #59CD40

monochromatic

#3A1E74 #532BA5 #6E40CD #9371DA #B8A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#6E40CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#6E40CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E40CD

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E40CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E40CD	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#516382

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e40cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.205 292.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f78dd',
    500: '#6e40cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e40cd;
$custom-light: #9f78dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e40cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.574,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50729,
    "c": 0.20479,
    "h": 292.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E40CD

secondary

#BFD396

accent

#E246AF

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFB

border

#CEC8D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E40CD

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

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