#6E56CD#6E56CD
#6E56CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.176 H 288.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6E56CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 86, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 54%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 58%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.3%, 58%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.77, 39.25, -58.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.77, 70.59, 303.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.02% 0.0555 -0.1675) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.02% 0.176 288.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7745, 14.3775, 59.4263) |
| Luminance | 0.1438 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 1.28
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 1.49
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 2.69
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 3.40
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.42
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6E56CD #B5CD56
analogous
#567ACD #6E56CD #AA56CD
triadic
#6E56CD #CD6E56 #56CD6E
tetradic
#6E56CD #CD567A #B5CD56 #56CDAA
square
#6E56CD #CD567A #B5CD56 #56CDAA
split-complementary
#6E56CD #CDAA56 #7ACD56
monochromatic
#392682 #4E34B1 #6E56CD #9785DB #BFB4E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.42
#6E56CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.88
#6E56CD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6E56CD
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6E56CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6E56CD | 1.00 | 5.42 | 3.88 | 5.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006DD1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0067CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#507189
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6e56cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 86, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.176 288.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9e86dd',
500: '#6e56cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6e56cd; $custom-light: #9e86dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6e56cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 110,
"g": 86,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.101,
"s": 54.338,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54024,
"c": 0.17644,
"h": 288.3
},
"luminance": 0.14378
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6E56CD
secondary
#CED8A7
accent
#DE4AC0
background
#FAF8FD
surface
#F4EFFB
border
#CECAD4
text
#0F0B15
muted
#7F7C83