#6E40CF#6E40CF

#6E40CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.207 H 292.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E40CF
RGB	rgb(110, 64, 207)
HSL	hsl(259, 60%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(259, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.9%, 69.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.39, 51.96, -66.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.39, 84.74, 307.82°)
OKLab	oklab(50.89% 0.0781 -0.1918)
OKLCH	oklch(50.89% 0.207 292.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.5231, 11.4861, 60.2078)
Luminance	0.1149 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6E40CF #A1CF40

analogous

#4059CF #6E40CF #B640CF

triadic

#6E40CF #CF6E40 #40CF6E

tetradic

#6E40CF #CF4059 #A1CF40 #40CFB6

square

#6E40CF #CF4059 #A1CF40 #40CFB6

split-complementary

#6E40CF #CFB640 #59CF40

monochromatic

#3A1E77 #532AA8 #6E40CF #9371DB #B8A2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#6E40CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#6E40CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E40CF

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E40CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E40CF	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#506483

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e40cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 64, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.207 292.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a078df',
    500: '#6e40cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e40cf;
$custom-light: #a078df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e40cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.301,
    "s": 59.833,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50893,
    "c": 0.2071,
    "h": 292.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11487
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E40CF

secondary

#C0D497

accent

#E345B0

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFB

border

#CEC8D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E40CF

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

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