#6E4591#6E4591

#6E4591 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.125 H 307.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E4591
RGB	rgb(110, 69, 145)
HSL	hsl(272, 36%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(272, 52%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.1%, 52.4%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.14, 32.89, -35.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.14, 48.34, 312.87°)
OKLab	oklab(47.18% 0.0754 -0.0993)
OKLCH	oklch(47.18% 0.125 307.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.6683, 9.6157, 27.9185)
Luminance	0.0962 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6E4591 #689145

analogous

#484591 #6E4591 #91458E

triadic

#6E4591 #916E45 #45916E

tetradic

#6E4591 #914845 #689145 #458E91

square

#6E4591 #914845 #689145 #458E91

split-complementary

#6E4591 #8E9145 #459148

monochromatic

#2F1E3E #4F3168 #6E4591 #8D60B3 #AB89C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.18

#6E4591 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#6E4591 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E4591

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E4591	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E4591	1.00	7.18	2.92	7.18
#FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F5694

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B588F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#695264

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e4591;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 69, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.125 307.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9a7ab1',
    500: '#6e4591',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e4591;
$custom-light: #9a7ab1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e4591",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.368,
    "s": 35.514,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47182,
    "c": 0.12468,
    "h": 307.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09616
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E4591

secondary

#97B280

accent

#CC5C90

background

#F9F7FB

surface

#F2EDF6

border

#CCC8D0

text

#0E0911

muted

#7E7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E4591

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

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