#6E599C#6E599C

#6E599C is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.105 H 297.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E599C
RGB	rgb(110, 89, 156)
HSL	hsl(259, 27%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(259, 43%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.5%, 42.9%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.55, 23.71, -33.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.55, 41.05, 305.29°)
OKLab	oklab(51.43% 0.0478 -0.0938)
OKLCH	oklch(51.43% 0.105 297)
XYZ	xyz(16.0021, 12.8599, 33.0852)
Luminance	0.1286 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6E599C #879C59

analogous

#59659C #6E599C #8F599C

triadic

#6E599C #9C6E59 #599C6E

tetradic

#6E599C #9C5965 #879C59 #599C8F

square

#6E599C #9C5965 #879C59 #599C8F

split-complementary

#6E599C #9C8F59 #659C59

monochromatic

#372D4E #534375 #6E599C #8F7DB5 #B0A4CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#6E599C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#6E599C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E599C

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E599C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E599C	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46659F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#49649A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#646573

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e599c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 89, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.105 297.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9988b9',
    500: '#6e599c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e599c;
$custom-light: #9988b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e599c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.806,
    "s": 27.347,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51425,
    "c": 0.10524,
    "h": 297
  },
  "luminance": 0.1286
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E599C

secondary

#AFB998

accent

#C464A6

background

#F9F8FB

surface

#F2EFF6

border

#CCCAD0

text

#0E0B11

muted

#7E7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E599C

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

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